Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 September 2011
200 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 694 of 14 September 2011, the expected residency and citizenship status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; the full extent of any outstanding requirements; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25382/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that the position remains as stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question 694 on 14 September, 2011, namely, that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in September 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.
On the processing of naturalisation applications generally, the Deputy may be aware that I have introduced a series of measures within my Department to provide for speedier processing of citizenship applications to bring about a substantial reduction in the processing timescale and in particular to address the backlog of applications awaiting a decision.
In relation to the correspondence to which the Deputy refers, if he wishes to email his query to INIS again using the Oireachtas Mail facility my officials will respond to any other issues raised that have yet to be addressed.
