Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 October 2014
128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of residency status and or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40851/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application was received on 18 August 2014 on behalf of the person mentioned by the Deputy. The person concerned is now 21 years of age and claims that they have now lived in the State for 13 years. However, they were never registered nor ever applied to be registered in the State until now. This application is currently receiving attention and will be processed shortly.
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 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.
