Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 672: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the process of an application for citizenship will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23636/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person concerned in November 2009 and I decided in my absolute discretion to grant the application. My officials have confirmed that a certificate of naturalisation was issued to the person concerned on 27 July 2011.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 673: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed in respect of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23637/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in March 2008.

The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.

The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process.

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.