Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
911. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in respect of the determination of eligibility for residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/13]
View answerThe person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 4 September, 2015. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 4 September, 2012.
I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no application for a Certificate of Naturalisation has been received from the person concerned. However, it will be open to the person concerned to apply to that Division for a Certificate of Naturalisation when he is in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to the lodgement of such applications. Details on the criteria to be met by persons lodging such applications are available from my Department's website - www.justice.ie.
Queries regarding 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.
