Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to remain in the State, based on that person being the parent of a child who is an Irish citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38442/15]

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 has applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on his parentage of an Irish citizen child on 13 April, 2014. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order. I am advised that the application is under consideration at present and INIS expect to issue a decision in this case by the end of the year.

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.