Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if long-term residency is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if an application for long-term residency might now be accepted in this person's case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25614/15]

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, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), dated 3 July, 2013, the person concerned has submitted written representations.

These representations, together with all other information on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement, in advance of a final decision being made.

The Deputy might wish to note that the person concerned has not, to date, provided the documentation requested in a letter to their legal representatives dated 16 January, 2014. This letter was re-issued on 20 October, 2014. The requested documentation should therefore be submitted to the relevant personnel in the INIS as soon as possible.

Given that the person concerned has no current right of residency in the State, they would not be in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to persons applying to my Department for Long Term Residency status.

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.