Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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850. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will, on compassionate grounds, offer residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28380/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applications for the persons concerned are being considered. However, INIS had not been informed of the change in circumstances as outlined by the Deputy.In order for the case to be examined further the applicant and/or their family should be advised to write to Residence Unit 2 of INIS updating them of the change in circumstances.

Might I remind the Deputy 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 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.