Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 13 November 2018, if an appointment in early date can be made in the case of persons (details supplied); if contact will be made with the persons to facilitate an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48958/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As indicated previously to the Deputy, in response to Parliamentary Question No.280 of 13 November 2018, I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that passengers arriving at a port of entry and intending to reside in the State are generally granted a 90 day permission by the Immigration Officers to facilitate registration at the relevant immigration office. In the case of residents of Dublin, the registration office is located at INIS, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.

I am further advised that due to the large volume of registrations processed by the Burgh Quay office all registrations are by appointment only. These appointments are available on the website www.burghquayregistrationoffice.gov.ie. The appointments issue on a rolling 7 week cycle and I would advise that the appointments for early January have not yet been issued. Additional appointments are issued daily. Full details of the registration and appointment system can be found on the websitewww.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.