Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a person (details supplied) will be considered in respect of a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36647/19]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The application referred to by the Deputy is being dealt with by the relevant section of the Immigration Service of my Department. The application was submitted on 15 October 2018. 

Permission to remain in the State for parents of Irish Citizen Children may be granted where the applicant can show that they are playing an active role in the life of the Irish Citizen Child.  The child must also be residing continuously in Ireland. If the person concerned is granted permission as the parent of an Irish Citizen Child, the child will need to attend the Immigration Service when their parent is registering their permission to reside in the State.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the Immigration Service 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.