Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
1110. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application made by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/13]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application on 6 August 2013 for permission to remain in the State on the basis of a De Facto relationship with an Irish national. These applications are dealt with in chronological order and currently it is taking up to six months to process them. A decision will issue on this application in the coming months.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility 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.
