Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42964/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 28 March 2011. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 and Article 16(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner determined on 17 June 2011 that Hungary was the country responsible for examining her asylum application, which was accepted by the Hungarian authorities.

A Transfer Order in respect of the person under Article 7(1) of the Refugee Act 1996 (Section 22) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 423/2003) was signed on 15 July 2011.

The person was informed that she was required to present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau at 13-14 Burgh Quay on 21 July 2011 in order to make arrangements for her transfer to Hungary. She failed to present and was classified as having evaded her Transfer Order. Accordingly, Ireland sought an extension of time under Article 19(4)/20(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003 to effect thetransfer. The Transfer Order in this case remains valid.

An application by this person in respect of the Zambrano Judgement has now been received. This will be considered before a final decision is made. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.