Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the upgrade of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23864/17]

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 a letter granting an immigration permission (Stamp 3) issued to the person mentioned by the Deputy on 20 March 2017.

If this person meets the criteria for permission under the De Facto partnership scheme, as published on our website, www.inis.gov.ie, it is open to this person to make such an application. The application form and relevant information is available on our website.

Might I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.