John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has lived here for 19 years, who applied to remain in the state and was refused; if it will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32991/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused permission to remain in the State, on the basis of a change in circumstances on 7 September 2016.

In accordance with the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification dated 31 December 2013, where an application is refused, the applicant may appeal to INIS. An appeal will be considered by a different officer and, where possible, one who is more senior than the original decision maker.

The officer determining the appeal may:

- confirm the decision; or

- confirm the decision and impose conditions or amended conditions; or

- set aside the decision and substitute his or her determination of the application

An appeal of the decision was received by INIS in September 2016 and it is expected that the appeal will be considered shortly.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.