Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; if the passport in question will now be associated with the person's residency file; if further information is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25609/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.

Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final determination on their application.

If an applicant's passport has been seized by customs officials this is a matter for the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners.

Applicants for protection or residency, or their legal representatives, are free to contact the relevant office of my Department if they have a query in relation to their application.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25610/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until such time as they have fully completed the protection process.

Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application.

Applicants or their legal representatives are free to contact the relevant office of my Department if they have a query in relation to their application.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25611/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until such time as they have fully completed the protection process.

Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application.

Applicants or their legal representatives are free to contact the relevant office of my Department if they have a query in relation to their application.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status or eligibility for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25612/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that permission to remain and reside in the State was granted to the person concerned on 5 March 2012 pursuant to an application for Family Reunification. The person currently has permission to reside in the State until 2 July 2015.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been established specifically 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.