Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 April 2017
92. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of residency and, as a consequence, passport entitlement can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17326/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned, who is a minor, has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 4th November 2018. This position is consistent with the permission to remain granted to the mother of the person concerned.
The Deputy should note that it is open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Section of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation once he is in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to the lodgement of such applications. Details on the criteria to be met by persons lodging such applications are available from my Department's website (www.justice.ie).
The Deputy should further note that the responsibility for the issuing of passports to Irish citizens is vested in the Irish Passport Office, a business unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The person concerned may wish to pursue that matter with the Irish Passport Office should he become an Irish citizen through the naturalisation process.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.
