Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
863. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 30 May 2013, if he will clarify if further application for naturalisation has been made on their behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34318/13]
View answerFurther to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 30 May 2013, I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no new application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. 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. Queries on 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.
