Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the leave-to-remain application by a person (details supplied) can be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34734/21]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The person referred to by the Deputy has applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish minor citizen child, and based also on the principles of the Zambrano judgment. The application was received on 28 August 2019.

A request for documentation issued to the applicant on 20 July 2020. The application can only be progressed further once the outstanding documentation has been returned.

In order to progress the application, the Immigration Service of my Department will write to the applicant giving them 10 working days to provide the documents, previously requested. Failure to provide the requested documents may lead to the application being deemed abandoned or withdrawn. It is also open to the applicant to provide any additional information in support of their application including setting out the reasons why they cannot provide the requested documentation.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie) 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 is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.