Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request an investigation into the reason a person (details supplied) was only given a one-year residence permit; and if she will instruct her Department to ensure the extension of this permit to three years. [39968/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The applicant referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for a permanent residence card with the EU Treaty Rights (EUTR) Division of my Department on 06 October 2023.

While this application was being processed by my Department, the person cited by the Deputy was granted temporary permission to remain in the State up to 26 July 2024.

Having contacted the EUTR division of my Department, the applicant was informed that as their spouse is now an Irish Citizen, it was open to them to seek permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish national should they wish to do so, and that this permission could be obtained directly from their local registration office.

It is noted that the applicant was subsequently granted a Stamp 4 permission for one year at their local registration office, which expired in September 2024.

With regard to the person’s complaint, if they are not satisfied with the service they have received from their local Garda station, it is open to them to contact the local Superintendent of the District. Contact details may be found here: www.garda.ie/en/contact-us/station-directory/.

If they are not satisfied with how their concerns are dealt with by An Garda Síochána, it is open to them to contact the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC). GSOC is the independent body responsible for receiving complaints from the public concerning members of An Garda Síochána.

Contact details are available on GSOC’s “Get in Touch” page at the following link: www.gardaombudsman.ie/site-pages/get-in-touch/.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.