Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 May 2012
135 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency/entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24793/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 1999 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 21 May, 2012.
I should add that written correspondence has been received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in connection with a variation of the name and date of birth of the person concerned. I also understand that there are concerns regarding his continuous residency in the State and in this regard his legal representatives will be written to shortly for additional information. Upon receipt of this information, the case of the person concerned will be examined by the relevant officials in INIS with a view to deciding on his future status in the State. Once a decision has been made, the decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September, 2006 and my predecessor decided in his absolute discretion to refuse the application. The person concerned was informed of that decision in a letter issued to him in December, 2009, and re-issued in April, 2010. It is open to the person concerned to make a new application at any time.
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.
