Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of entitlement to residency and-or naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30635/14]

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 two of the persons referred to by the Deputy are documented on INIS records while the third person referred to is not. The first two persons referred to were granted permission to remain in the State in August, 2007 for an initial three year period, valid to 14th August, 2010. Their respective permissions to remain were renewed for a further three year period in August, 2010, valid to 14th August, 2013 in both cases. These renewal decision letters were both dated 4th August, 2010.

These renewal decision letters advised the persons concerned of the requirement that they apply for further renewal of their permission to remain one month before their existing permission expired. Given that there is no record of any such renewal applications having been lodged to date, it is recommended that the persons concerned would proceed to do so without further delay. As stated above, the third person referred to by the Deputy is not currently documented on INIS records.

In the event that any of the persons referred to by the Deputy are seeking to obtain a Certificate of Registration from the Garda National Immigration Bureau, they will be required to produce a valid passport to attest to their identity and nationality. In the event that they cannot produce a valid passport, they will be required to provide a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances which prevent their doing so. Any such explanation will need to be backed up by documentary evidence.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.