Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2015
128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding her reply to previous parliamentary questions, when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for naturalisation: and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44595/15]
View answerThe Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, sets out the conditions for naturalisation. 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. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation is available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie. The website also contains an on-line naturalisation residency calculator which individuals may find of assistance in establishing if they meet the residency requirements.
A previous application for naturalisation from the person concerned was unsuccessful as it was determined that she did not satisfy the statutory residency requirements at the time and she was informed of this in a letter issued on 12 November, 2014.
Queries on 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.
