Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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370. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24762/15]

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 applied for asylum on 18th January, 2008. The asylum application of the person concerned was refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

The person concerned initiated Judicial Review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in their case. As these proceedings are ongoing, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this time.

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.