Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2012
188 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9098/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraWith regard to the matter of residency, I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 13 October, 2011 (a copy of which follows). The position is unchanged since then. In relation to the matter of naturalisation, I am informed that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question.
The person concerned is an asylum applicant. However, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on individual asylum applications where a final decision has not been made.
PQ No 161 of 13 October 2011
The person concerned has separately submitted documentation to my Department to advance her case to remain in the State based on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. Her case is under consideration at present. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly 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.
