Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 June 2021
182. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); if their case falls under the Chenchooliah judgment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35085/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn EU Treaty Rights review application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 5 February 2020. This review is in respect of a decision made in January 2020 to revoke their residence card as a family member of an EU citizen.
The Immigration Service of my Department has unfortunately been experiencing delays due to the COVID-19 crisis and staff have very limited access to offices and to the relevant case files. However, it is expected that the person concerned should receive a determination on their review application within the coming weeks. In the meantime, they have been granted temporary permission to reside in the State. As a determination has not yet been made on this person’s review, it would be premature to consider whether their case may or may not fall under the Chenchooliah judgment.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
