Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or potential residency status, including eligibility for naturalisation, in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7967/17]

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 mentioned by the Deputy made an application to INIS for permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish National at the beginning of July 2014. This application was acknowledged in July 2014 and further documentation was requested. In January 2015, a further letter issued requesting additional documentation in order to finalise the application.

In March 2015 an email was received from the person in question enquiring as to the status of their application. A response issued requesting verification of their current address as no response was received to previous correspondence. In April 2015, the person’s Legal Representative confirmed the individual's new address. Copies of previous correspondence were then re-issued to this address, however no response was received.

In June 2015, an e-mail issued to the person concerned stating that the application was deemed inactive due to failure to submit the requested documentation.

It is open to the person concerned to re-apply to Unit 6 Residence Division if appropriate.

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 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 Question 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.