Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41992/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned submitted an application on 28 September 2015 under the Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2015 to be treated as a Permitted Family Member of an EU Citizen.  The application was refused on 17 December 2016 as the person failed to meet the criteria.

I am further informed that the person concerned requested a review of the decision on 12 January 2017.  The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order.  I understand the application is currently being processed and INIS expects to be in a position to issue a decision by the end of November 2017.

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.