Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be reached in respect of de facto partner immigration permission in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46410/17]

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 for De Facto Partner Permission which was received in this office on 18 July 2017. The applicant was issued with an acknowledgement letter from this office on 19 July 2017.

Applications are dealt with in strict chronological order and can take up to six months to be processed.  We are currently processing applications that were received in June 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.