Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
343. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3, including the extent to which the person is eligible for long-term residency and naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46062/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by the right to work, based on his parentage of an Irish citizen child. I understand the person concerned was advised by correspondence which issued on 17 September, 2015 that the passport submitted in support of the application was forwarded to an outside agency for examination and verification. I am advised that INIS will be in contact with the person concerned as soon as the report is available.
The 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.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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 established specifically 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.
