James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for permission to reside in the State on the basis of civil partnership with an Irish national in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application from the person concerned for residence in the State on the sole basis of civil partnership to an Irish national is currently under consideration.

Applications are dealt with in chronological order and I understand that INIS expect a decision to issue in this case before the end of November, 2012. It should be noted that civil partnership with an Irish national nor marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State.

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