Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a spousal visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6867/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to by the Deputy was received by the INIS Visa Office in New Delhi on 17 November 2015. It is anticipated that a decision should issue on the case within the next four weeks and officials from INIS will contact the applicant with the outcome.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS 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.

In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to INIS at visamail@justice.ie.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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329. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a spousal visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6868/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused in the INIS Visa Office in New Delhi on 4 November, 2015, and this decision was communicated to the applicant by my officials. The applicant was advised that an appeal could be submitted up to two months following the visa refusal. No appeal was submitted.

It is of course open to the applicant to submit a fresh visa application at any time. However she should bear in mind the original refusal reasons communicated to her and be in a position to address these in a new application.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS 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.

In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to INIS (visamail@justice.ie).