Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) for renewal of their residency permit; if in the context of their circumstances their residency permit can be extended for three years, in order to allow their Garda National Immigration Bureau card to be issued to enable them to seek work; if he will take steps to have same expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40791/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned made an application for a permanent residence card as the non EU family member of an EU citizen on 29 January, 2010. The legal representative for the person referred to by the Deputy was informed of the decision to refuse this application on 30 July, 2010. A request by the applicant for a review of this decision was received on 6 September, 2010 and the decision to refuse this application is currently under review. On 10 September, 2010 EU Treaty Rights section wrote to the legal representative for the applicant requesting further documentation in relation to their client's application for residence in the State. To date EU Treaty Rights Section has not received a reply from the applicant or their legal representative.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.