Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed to permit the child of a person (details supplied) to come here to stay and help care for the child's parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37059/18]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a visitor’s visa will be arranged in the first instance to facilitate a person's (details supplied) child's visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37740/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 327 together.

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a 'visit' visa application from the person referred to was created on-line on 12 September 2018. This is the first step of the visa application process.

The applicant must print off the summary sheets, sign and date it, and along with all the required supporting documentation, submit the application to the Embassy of Ireland in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Full contact details are provided on the summary sheet.

The supporting documentation should include any information and documentation which the person wishes a Visa Officer to consider. In the case of a person wishing to come to Ireland to assist in a medical emergency situation, the supporting documentation should include a written recommendation from the treating physician on official headed paper. The application once submitted will be considered on its own merits.

The INIS website - www.inis.gov.ie- contains comprehensive guidelines to assist the applicant with the application process including the required documentation for each type of visa. The information contained on the website is for guidance purposes only and does not limit the discretion of the Visa Officer in dealing with individual applications.

The Deputy may wish to note that 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited. In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to INIS (visamail@justice.ie).