Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2009
216 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a certificate of registration will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if there is a problem with this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46620/09]
View answerI am informed that the person to whom the Deputy refers was granted permission to remain in the State in January of 2002 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children. The most recent permission to remain granted to the person in question expired on 23 November, 2009. The person concerned is advised to write to my Department at INIS, PO Box 10003, Dublin 2, outlining his current family circumstances. Consideration will then be given to renewal of his status and the person in question will be contacted directly and notified of any decision made.
An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in March of 2003. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality Act, 1956, as amended. The person concerned was informed of this in a letter issued to him on 4 March, 2005. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application for a certificate of naturalisation with the Citizenship Division of my Department if and when he is in a position to meet the statutory requirements.
