Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting time for stamp 4 visa applications; the actions her Department is taking to decrease waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10171/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I understand that the Deputy's question relates to an EU Free Movement application.

I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is a significant caseload on hands across a number of EU Treaty Rights processing streams. INIS endeavours to process all such applications within the six month statutory timeframe as set out under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. Some cases may require additional checks and accordingly, processing times may vary. If the Deputy has specific details of an individual case, it will be possible to provide more definitive information.

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 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.