Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make telephone contact with the relevant immigration officer in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44864/14]

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 the position in the cases of the persons concerned is as set out in my Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 511 of Tuesday, 4th November, 2014 (copied beneath).

As I have advised the Deputy previously, in my Replies to his Parliamentary Questions dated 10th July, 2014 (PQ No. 158) and 18th September, 2014 (PQ No. 164), I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned were granted permission to remain in the State in August, 2007 for an initial three year period, valid to 14th August, 2010. This permission to remain was renewed for a further three year period in August, 2010, valid to 14th August, 2013 in all cases. These renewal decision letters were dated 4th August, 2010.

The renewal decision letters referred to 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 still 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.

The onus is on the persons concerned to apply for the renewal of their respective permissions to remain. Such renewal applications must be made in the first instance in order for them to be considered by the immigration authorities. Any alternative process suggested by the Deputy is inappropriate.

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.