Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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52. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the requirements to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21854/16]

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 there is no record of an application having been received for residency in the State arising from marriage in respect of the person mentioned by the Deputy.

In the event that the person mentioned is married to an Irish citizen, it is open to the person concerned to make a written application to the Spouse of Irish National Unit, Residence Division, INIS, PO Box 12695, Dublin 2 seeking residency in the State arising from her marriage to an Irish national. Details of how to make the application and, the relevant application form, can be found on the INIS website "www.inis.gov.ie" under 'Spouse of an Irish National'.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been 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 Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy should consider using the email service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.