Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for spouse of an Irish citizen status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5582/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

An application for a Spouse of Irish National permission was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 15 July 2021. As outlined in the acknowledgment letter from my Department when the application was received, these applications can take up to 12 months to finalise. The application continues to be processed at this time.

To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order and my Department endeavours to process all applications as quickly as possible. However, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hands, individual circumstances, the complexity of applications, whether further information is required, and the resources available.

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, 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.