Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy was initially granted residency in the State as the dependant of her parents who are EU nationals. However, her parents have now left the State and she no longer qualifies for residency under EU Treaty rights.

I am further informed that this person recently made an application for residency based on being in a de facto relationship with an Irish national. The application was refused as the couple failed to submit documentary evidence to prove that their relationship had been for a duration of at least two years.

They were advised that it is open to them to submit another application when the person in question and her partner can provide evidence that will support her application. 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.