Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 November 2013
129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for consideration for naturalisation-family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51256/13]
View answerThe person concerned is a sibling of an Irish born citizen child of non-EEA parents born in the State prior to 1 January, 2005. The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 2007. This permission was subsequently renewed on several occasions and is currently valid until 29 August, 2014.
A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person concerned. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. The application is now at an advanced stage of processing and they will be informed of my decision in due course.
Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department 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.
