Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the processing application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14123/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As previously advised to the Deputy on the 18 January 2023,  my Department has no record of having received an immigration application or any other documentation on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy, based on the details supplied.

The person may wish to check with An Post or any alternative delivery service used in relation to the delivery of their documentation.

If the person referred to is in the State without an immigration permission, they must engage with the authorities if they wish to be permitted to remain here legally. Therefore, I would encourage them to contact the Immigration Service of my Department or their local immigration office and to take all appropriate steps to regularise their status.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the processing an application for travel documents in the case of a person (details supplied) who submitted an application for travel documents in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14125/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the processing time for a travel document is currently 22 weeks, on receipt of a fully completed application. The person referred to in the Deputy's query was issued a travel document which is valid until the 4 February 2024. They made a subsequent application for their child, which was incomplete. As a result the application was returned. The completed application was received by the Travel Document unit of my Department on 10 November 2022.

In recent times the unit processing travel documents has experienced a very high volume of applications requiring processing and this has impacted on processing times. The unit are currently working on applications from the beginning of October and the application referred to above will be processed in the coming weeks.

Travel document booklets are printed by the Passport Office and this element of the process is not under the control of my Department.

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 (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie) 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. 

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an extension of time can be afforded to a person (details supplied) to collate the information required in respect of his application for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14132/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that Citizenship Division of my Department has extended the deadline for a further 28 days in order for this applicant to collate the information required to support their application for naturalisation.

The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria for naturalisation can only be made after an application is received.

Detailed information on Irish citizenship and the naturalisation process, along with the relevant application forms and guidance notes, is available on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/. 

However, if the applicant encounters further difficulties in sourcing the requested documentation, they can request another extension from Citizenship Division directly at citizenshipinfo@justice.ie