Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 694: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the citizenship application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23866/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in September 2008. The application is being 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. 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. It is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by e-mail 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.