Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
680. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if a temporary stamp is available for those with expiring Irish residence permits (details supplied) to ensure that no one is forced to emigrate during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person referred to by the Deputy has lodged an application for certificate of naturalisation, which was received on 11 August 2020. This application continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If the person concerned has a query in respect of their application, they can contact the Citizenship Division of the Immigration Service of my Department at: citizenshipinfo@justice.ie.
To ensure that people do not fall out of permission during the pandemic, six automatic extensions of immigration permission have been provided, the most recent to 20 April 2021. The renewal of permission is on the same basis as the existing permission and the same conditions attach. In relation to persons with existing permission under Directive 2004/38/EC (Free Movement Directive), the automatic renewal is subject to the requirement that the person is complying with the requirements of the Directive.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
