Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32657/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State has been received from the persons whose details were supplied, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. All protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application.

In the event that an applicant is finally determined not to be in need of protection or in instances where a protection application is withdrawn by the applicant, consideration may then be given to whether the persons should be granted leave to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds should they elect to pursue this option.

I understand that the persons in question will shortly be contacted by my Department in relation to their options in this regard.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status, eligibility for naturalisation and-or procedures to date, in the context of determination of status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if that person's family status will be upgraded in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32658/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If the person in question 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.

With regard to residency status, the Deputy is reminded that protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. In the event that an applicant is finally determined not to be in need of protection, consideration is then given to whether the person should be granted leave to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds.

The question of eligibility for naturalisation does not currently arise in the case of the person in question.

I understand that the person in question has not applied for a transfer to alternative accommodation within the Direct Provision system in the past two years. If she wishes to apply for such a transfer, she may do so directly to the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) at PO Box11487, Dublin 2, and her request will be considered without delay.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to facilitate the possibility of regularisation of residency status for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32659/15]

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 a proposal to deport letter was issued to the address provided by the person concerned on 22 October 2009. As this letter was returned undelivered and there was no further contact from the person concerned, no further action was taken.

However, now that an up to date address has been provided by the Deputy, INIS can proceed with the continuation of the process and will write to the the person concerned in due course.

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.