Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 November 2013
131. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for consideration for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, whose spouse is an Irish citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51258/13]
View answerThe person concerned was the subject of a Deportation Order, made on 19th February, 2009, following a comprehensive examination of his asylum and subsidiary protection claims and the detailed examination of the representations he submitted for consideration under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Further representations were received from the person concerned earlier this year requesting that his Deportation Order be revoked, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended). Following consideration of the information submitted, the Deportation Order was formally revoked on 6th September, 2013.
The person concerned has sought a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on the principles of the European Court of Justice Judgment in the Zambrano case. This application is under consideration at present. Once a decision has been made in this application, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned. The Deputy should note that as the person concerned has no current right of residency in the State, he would not be in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to persons applying to my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
