Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position and-or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the further procedures required to regularise the position in respect of their four children, all born in this jurisdiction, two of whom have Irish passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38469/12]
View answerThe person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 28 June, 2005 for a two year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed in 2007 and again in 2010, and is currently valid until 28 June, 2013. The person concerned stated that she was the parent of two children born in the State in her IBC/05 application. However, while the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) is not currently aware of the details of subsequent children born to the person concerned, I should add that a minor dependant child is covered by the permission granted to their parent once the child is resident with the parent in the State. On reaching the age of sixteen, such a child is required to register in their own right with the Garda National Immigration Bureau having obtained the permission of the Minister to do so.
I am advised by the Citizenship Division of INIS that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended. The on-line Naturalisation Residency Calculator available on the INIS web-site at www.inis.gov.ie can be used as a guide to whether an individual satisfies the naturalisation residency conditions and, if not, give an indication of how long they should wait before making an application.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS 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 from INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
