Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) regarding a visa. [33495/16]

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, on the basis of the information provided, it is not possible to identify the individual concerned.

I would expect in situations such as this, where the passport expires before the immigration permission runs out, that the balance of the permission is entered on the applicant's new passport without incurring a second fee.

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 established specifically 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.

If the Deputy would like to forward details of the individual concerned to the Oireachtas Mail facility, I will arrange for the matter to be investigated further.