Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
581. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the determination of residency-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is the spouse of an Irish national; if temporary travel documents might issue in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36705/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 408 of 9 July, 2013 which is set out as follows.
I wish to thank the Deputy for the documentation which has been supplied on behalf of the person concerned. Her case is currently being examined and a decision will be conveyed to her in writing in the very near future.
It is open to the person concerned to make an application for an Irish temporary travel document if they believe that they meet the qualifying criteria for same. Details of how to make an application can be found on the INIS website "www.inis.gov.ie" listed under Travel Documents. However, given that the person concerned apparently already holds a Latvian alien's passport to facilitate their travel needs, the issuing of an Irish temporary travel document does not appear to arise. I should add that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited
