Written answers

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

9:00 am

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) currently being dealt with within two sections of his Department; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is causing difficulties with the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37126/10]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in Citizenship Division in July, 2010. Until an application has been successful and a certificate of naturalisation issued, it is a requirement that applicants ensure that they remain lawfully in the State. Accordingly, an application for leave to remain was received from the family (which includes the person referred to above). This application was acknowledged on 13th August and, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), leave to remain in the State was renewed for a three year period to 18th August, 2013. This decision was conveyed in writing by letter dated 18th August, 2010.

As applications for Naturalisation and Leave to Remain applications are dealt with by different Divisions within INIS, correspondence issues separately from the relevant Division. I am advised that this has not impacted on the application for naturalisation which is being processed in the normal way.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

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