Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been granted temporary leave to remain in the State with biennial renewal since 2011; the reason their travel documents were not renewed when they expired in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20116/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has a current right of residency in the State, on stamp 4 conditions, up to 13^thJuly, 2019. It will be open to the person concerned to apply to their local Immigration Registration Office to have that permission further renewed two months in advance of their current permission expiring. In that context, the person concerned will be required to make an on-line registration appointment at the relevant time. It will also be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Division of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when, in their view, they meet the eligibility criteria applicable to such applications. Details of the citizenship application process can be found on the INIS Website – www.inis.gov.ie

Against this background, I am satisfied that there are no issues outstanding as regards the residency position in the State of the person concerned.

I am further advised that the person is not entitled to a Travel Document under the International Protection Act 2015.

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.