Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a holiday visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29265/18]

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 visa application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 19 June 2018 and the applicant was advised of the reasons for the refusal.

The applicant was also advised that the decision could be appealed within two months. No appeal has yet been received in the Dublin Visa Office. It should be noted that applicants are advised by INIS that flights should not be booked before a visa decision has issued.

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 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.

In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to visamail@justice.ie.