Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 November 2010
210 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the developments to date in determination of residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42336/10]
View answerThe person concerned has had her permission to remain in the State extended for a three year period, until 14 August 2013. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 4 August 2010.
A valid 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 April 2008.
I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 138 on 18 June, 2009 in which I advised him that on examination of the application submitted it was determined that the application form had not been fully completed. It was returned to the person in question for further attention on 18 April, 2008. The person in question returned the application form to the Citizenship Division but the application form was returned again to the applicant on 1 July, 2008 as the application form was still incomplete. The Citizenship Division of my Department wrote to the person in question on 16 October, 2008 requesting she return her completed application form and supporting documentation in order for her application to be processed further. A 21 day letter was issued on 22 January, 2009. To date the Citizenship Division of my Department has not received the requested documentation and the application has been deemed ineligible. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory requirements.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.
211 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding temporary residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42337/10]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my Replies to his Parliamentary Questions, No. 202 of Thursday, 21 January 2010 and No 130 of Thursday, 20 May 2010 and the written Replies to those Questions.
The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be considered for Subsidiary Protection in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006) and this application is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome.
In the event that the application for Subsidiary Protection is refused, the position in the State of the person concerned will then be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations submitted will be considered before the file is passed to me for decision. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.
212 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42338/10]
View answerI refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 279 on Tuesday 9th November 2010. The status of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.
