Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 May 2013
219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding long term residency/determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23594/13]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 4 conditions, on 25th June 2010. This permission was renewed subsequently and is currently valid until 3 January, 2014.
I am informed by staff in Citizenship Division that there is no record of the person referred to by the Deputy having submitted an application for a Certificate of Naturalisation. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the prescribed statutory requirements.
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.
