Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24719/19]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Refugee Protection Programme - Humanitarian Admission Programme 2 (IHAP) is a programme which gives Irish citizens and persons granted international protection status in the State the opportunity to bring family members who are from one of the top ten major source countries of refugees, as determined by the UNHCR, to the State. The Programme  has an important role to play in meeting the Government's commitment under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme to admit up to 4,000 persons overall. The first call for proposals under the Programme was made last summer, and 166 people were ultimately granted permission to come to the State. To date, over 80 of those people have actually arrived in the State. A second call for proposals was issued last December, and those proposals are currently being examined.

The person concerned submitted a proposal under the IHAP, which was received on 14th January 2019. A decision issued in the case on 16th May 2019. A further letter of clarification issued to the person concerned regarding the decision on 28th May 2019.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24720/19]

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 made an application for both a right of residency and a right to work in this State based on their parentage of an Irish child on 8 March, 2018.

I am also advised that the INIS wrote to the person concerned on 20 May, 2019 seeking additional information. I understand that the INIS will consider the application further upon receipt of a response from the individual concerned.

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. 

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status and-or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24721/19]

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 been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 8th August, 2021. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 9th August, 2018.

It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Division of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when they are in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to the lodgement of such applications. Details on the criteria to be met by persons lodging such applications are available from my Department's Website at 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.