Dan Boyle
Ceist:451 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the naturalisation status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [30111/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 27 September 2006
Ceisteanna (402, 403, 404)
Freagraí scríofa
An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 16 June, 2006.
Applications are currently taking approximately 24 months to process. It is likely therefore that the case will be forwarded to me for decision sometime around mid 2008. I will advise both the Deputy and the person concerned when I have arrived at a decision in the case.
Dan Boyle
Ceist:452 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of family reunification requests currently before his Department; and the categories of family members with whom reunification is being sought. [30119/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Family Reunification Scheme is administered by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), under Section 18 of the Refugee Act, 1996. A person who has been granted full refugee status may make an application for family members to join them under the scheme.
The process followed in relation to applications for family reunification is that when an application is made the refugee's file and application are both forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation. When this investigation is complete the file is returned to the Family Reunification Section of the INIS for consideration and then a decision can be made on the application.
On the 1st September 2006 there were 1,972 applications on hand, a number of which are with the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation.
Data is not currently collated in a manner which would allow my Department to provide definitive figures for categories of family members with whom reunification is being sought.
Dan Boyle
Ceist:453 Mr. Boyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of family reunification requests before his Department, from non EU nationals here on foot of valid work permits, listing the categories of family members with whom reunification is being sought. [30120/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraStatistics are not maintained by my Department in such a manner as to enable me to provide the Deputy with the information requested.