Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the determination of citizenship application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who needs authorisation to travel abroad on 23 August next for family reasons and return here, if the process is likely to be concluded by that time or if alternative travel documentation is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32848/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking her to submit the prescribed fee and other documents, which have been received.

The person concerned will be invited in due course to attend the next citizenship ceremony on 27th August 2013, at which she will make a declaration of fidelity to the Irish Nation and loyalty to the State and receive her certificate of naturalisation.

If a non-EEA visa required person wishes to leave the State for a short period of time, they must apply, in advance of making any travel arrangements, for a re-entry visa.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.