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Citizenship Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 September 2011

Thursday, 22 September 2011

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Bernard J. Durkan

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211 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision is likely to be made in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25585/11]

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I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in April 2010. 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. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

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