Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 December 2013
268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and potential eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55052/13]
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, whose parents were granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 2 March, 2006, under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme.
The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in 2008, under stamp 2A conditions, by her local Immigration Officer, without recourse to my Department. The person concerned was subsequently granted permission to remain, by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, on 16 October, 2009, under stamp 4 conditions, in line with that granted to her parents. I am informed that the person concerned has had her permission to remain renewed by the INIS for a further period, valid until 13 December, 2014.
An application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person concerned.
The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence. A letter has issued to the person concerned, via their solicitor, on 25 October 2013 requesting certain information. Upon receipt of this information the case will be submitted to me for decision.
Queries in relation to general immigration matters 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.
