Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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975. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on an immigration matter (details supplied). [17269/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).  

Persons who wish to enter the State under visitor conditions may be granted permission for a maximum period of up to 90 days on any one visit. Under the provisions of the Immigration Act 2004, persons who wish to remain in the State beyond a 90-day period must register for permission to do so.  Where a person intends to visit the State on multiple occasions in a short space it may be in their interests to ensure that the immigration officer is informed on arrival of their travel plans.

Entry to the State is solely at the discretion of the Immigration Officer at the port of entry. The responsibility is on the arriving person to have all documentation relating to their reasons for entering Ireland available to the Immigration Officer to gain entry. 

The Immigration Officer, subject to the Immigration Act 2004, may, depending on the circumstances of the case, refuse entry to the State or grant a lesser period than 90 days.