Residency Permits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2015

Thursday, 1 October 2015

Ceisteanna (143)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

143. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining eligibility for residency and possible naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6, given that all documentation requested has been provided, including that related to the person's Zambrano qualification, with the exception of the person's child's Irish passport which is not yet available; whether it is likely that matters can be brought to a satisfactory conclusion in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33874/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by the right to work, based on parentage of an Irish citizen child in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy.

The Deputy may be interested to know that INIS has recently developed a new application form for these type of applications. In an effort to be of assistance, INIS wrote to the person concerned on 30 September, 2015 to provide him with a copy of the application form. INIS also advised the person that further information on the application process, including guidelines for completing the form, can be found on the INIS website www.inis.gov.ie.