Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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691. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused a stamp 4 visa on the grounds that he failed to submit the requested documentation in respect of private medical insurance; the reason proof of cover of private medical insurance was required as the person has a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34713/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is currently registered in the State under Stamp 3 conditions valid until 9 June 2015 which is renewable directly with their local immigration officer shortly before its expiry date.

The requirement to have private medical insurance is not new in the immigration system and is already applied to some other categories of migrant. An application for residency in the State under Stamp 4 conditions on the basis of family dependency of an Irish national was received on 12 September 2013. This application was refused on 20 May 2014 as the person in question failed to submit the requested documentation, despite reminders. It is, of course, open to the individual to reapply with all necessary supporting documentation.

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