Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or likely residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in view of the fact that they are the parent of an Irish born child in the wake of EU Court decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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From the information provided by the Deputy, it is being assumed that the person concerned is seeking to establish as to whether the recent European Court of Justice Judgment in the Zambrano case might impact on his case. The position is that any person who wishes to have their position in the State examined in accordance with the principles of the Zambrano Judgement must submit the following documentation to the INIS Repatriation Division, Department of Justice and Equality, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. (a) A colour copy of the bio-data page of the Irish citizen child's passport, (b) The Irish citizen child's original Birth certificate - a copy is not acceptable, (c) A colour copy of the bio-data page of the applicant's own passport, (d) Two colour passport sized photographs, signed on the back by the applicant, (e) Documentary evidence that the Irish citizen child is living in the State, (f) Proof of the applicant's address and residence in Ireland (e.g. current utility bills etc.), (g) Documentary evidence of the role the applicant is playing in his/her child's life (e.g. letters from schools, crèches etc.) and (h) Any other information that the applicant considers relevant to his/her case. In addition, an applicant must provide answers to the following questions: (i) Has he/she ever been convicted of a criminal offence in the State or abroad? If so, he/she must provide specific details. (ii) Are there any charges pending against him/her in the State or aboard? If so, he/she must provide details. (iii) Are there any Court Orders against him/her in relation to Family Law matters e.g. a Barring Order, a Care Order, a Protection Order, a Safety Order etc?

The Deputy might wish to note that a representative of my Department wrote to the legal representative of the person concerned on 11th May, 2011 to advise of the documentation that must submitted before his case could be considered further.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly 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.