Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
1022 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be granted a certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18954/12]
View answerA valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in January, 2010.
The application is at an advanced stage of processing and the person concerned will be informed of my decision on their application in due course.
The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process.
I shouldremind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct 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.
