Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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569. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for family reunification by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1348/18]

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 made an application for Family Reunification in July 2016. The case has recently been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 09 January 2018. While I cannot comment on the specifics of any individual case I am advised by INIS that the provisions for family reunification under the Refugee Act 1996 do not extend to Irish citizens.

It is open to Irish citizens and those outside of the International Protection process to apply for family reunification under the Non-EEA Policy Document on Family Reunification, which is available on the INIS website, www.inis.gov.ie.

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.