Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 January 2014
155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has waited since the first quarter of 2011 for his or her naturalisation to be processed and a decision made. [4550/14]
View answerOfficials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. However, in February, 2012, the person concerned submitted an application for leave to remain in the State based on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome.
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 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.
