Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014
539. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18665/14]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for one year on 11 October, 2001, under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. This permission was renewed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), on a regular basis until 20 June 2011. Following a review of his case by the relevant officials in the INIS, due to changed circumstances his permission was renewed in 2011 for three years, and is currently valid until 21 June 2014. I would advise the person concerned to apply to the GNIB to have his permission to remain in the State further renewed.
I am informed by the INIS that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person concerned. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases 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.
