Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa renewal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19672/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused an application for a residence card, under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. I understand that INIS wrote to the person on 28 April, 2017 setting out the basis for the decision.

In line with the relevant legislation, where an applicant considers that the deciding officer has erred in fact or law in making the decision to refuse an application for a residence card, it is open to the person concerned to request a review of the decision. Requests for review must be made in writing on the prescribed Form EU4 within 15 working days of receipt of the decision. Further information in relation to the review process, including the application form, is available on the INIS website www.inis.gov.ie.

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 the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.