Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 December 2012
91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in the matter of residency and determination of eligibility to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55050/12]
View answerThe Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the first named person was originally granted permission to remain in the State based on her marriage to an Irish national on 31 August 2009 for an initial period of 12 months renewable with her local registration office. The INIS informs me that her permission expired on 15/08/2012 and that no application for renewal of this permission has been received to date from the person concerned on the basis of her marriage to an Irish national. I am advised that the person concerned can make an application for renewal of her residency in writing on the basis of marriage to an Irish national to the Spouse of Irish National Unit, (INIS), 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.
Detailed information surrounding any possible entitlement to Irish Citizenship through the Naturalisation process in respect of the person concerned can be obtained from the INIS website at "www.inis.gov.ie. It remains open to the person concerned to make an application for Irish Citizenship under the Naturalisation process should they consider that they meet the requirements for same.
INIS informs me that the first named purported daughter has been in the State without the permission of the Minister. Consequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 26/11/2012, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should not have a Deportation Order made against her. To date, no representations have been received. INIS informs me that based on the details supplied by the Deputy, there is no record of any application in respect of the first named purported son.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
