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Naturalisation Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 October 2013

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Questions (187)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the children of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 have residency status or qualify for consideration for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/13]

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Written answers

A person is an Irish citizen from birth if at the time of his or her birth either parent was an Irish citizen and an application for an Irish passport may be made to the Passport Office at any stage. It is open to the parents of a child born in the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005, who did not, at the time of the child's birth, have the necessary residence in Ireland for their child to be entitled to Irish citizenship, to apply for a certificate of naturalisation for their Irish born child at any time after they themselves obtained citizenship through naturalisation. The parents referred to in the Deputy's question had their applications for a Certificate of Naturalisation granted in June 2007 and May 2012 respectively. In the absence of further details I can give only the general position.

The Deputy may wish to note that 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.

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