Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 July 2014
173. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of application for leave to remain-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has submitted all the documentation requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28927/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned has applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish born minor citizen child, and based also on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. This application is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, and a decision is arrived at, the person concerned will be notified in writing.
The Deputy should note that as the person concerned has no current right of residency in the State, the issue of an application for a Certificate of Naturalisation does not arise at this time.
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.
