Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused permission to remain in the State on the basis of their De Facto relationship with an Irish national on 03/06/2014.

In accordance with the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification published on 31/12/2013 and available on www.inis.gov.ie, where an application is refused, the applicant may appeal to INIS.

The appeal must be in writing and must be received by INIS within two calendar months of the date of the issue of the decision by INIS. There will not be an application form for this purpose. The appeal may be submitted to INIS by the sponsor or by a legal representative of the sponsor. The appeal may be supported by documentary evidence, statements etc., additional to the documents submitted with the earlier application and it is the responsibility of the sponsor and/or the family members and/or the legal representative to identify and submit whatever documents they deem appropriate in support of that appeal.

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.