Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 November 2023
368. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application for Irish citizenship (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/23]
View answerThe naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department.
The person concerned applied for naturalisation in December 2022. Citizenship Division of my Department deemed this application ineligible as it was accompanied by an incomplete statutory declaration. A subsequent application for naturalisation was received in July of this year.
Clarification was requested in relation to details provided on the new application. Citizenship Division has received this clarification and processing of the application has resumed.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the submission of an incomplete application or an application received without all the relevant supporting documentation will result in delays in having the application processed by my Department.
Detailed information on how to apply for naturalisation is available on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
