Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation requested in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath has been received as requested; if eligibility will be favourably considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1780/16]

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), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned.

These representations, together with all other information and documentation 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. This case is currently under consideration and a decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned shortly.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1781/16]

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 wrote to INIS on 8 June 2015 requesting permission to register permission to reside in the State, which was granted in June, 2011, with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) in the absence of his EU Citizen spouse. I understand that INIS wrote to the person's legal representatives on 12 January, 2016 in relation to additional information required concerning a delay of four years by the person concerned in registering the permission. I am assured that the application will be considered further by INIS in the context of any response received.

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

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 in regularising that person's position and if consideration will be given to alleviating the family's hardship and to regularising the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1783/16]

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 referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State.

Representations were received from the person's legal representative pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. The Deputy may wish to note that any such decision will be to 'affirm' or to 'revoke' the existing Deportation Order. This application is under consideration at present. In the mean-time, the Deportation Order remains in place.

On 14 August 2013, the UK made a formal request to Ireland to have the family members of the person concerned transferred back here. The requests were accepted by Ireland on 29 August 2013 but to date no transfers have taken place.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by Email 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 to long awaited.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlement to long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1784/16]

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 had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period to 4th December, 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by registered post dated 25th November, 2014.

The position in relation to the immigration status of Long Term Residency is that, at the date of application, a person applying for such status must have been legally resident in the State for over five years (60 months) on the basis of work permit, work authorisation or working visa conditions and, as such, must have Stamp 1 or Stamp 4 endorsements on their Passport during such periods.

It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Section of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when they are in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to the lodgement of such applications. Details on the criteria to be met by persons lodging such applications are available from my Department's Website (www.justice.ie).

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation requested has been supplied in respect of an application for long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1785/16]

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 was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, until 11 January, 2017 on the basis of parentage of an Irish citizen child. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 12 January, 2016.

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.