Written answers

Thursday, 15 September 2011

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Citizenship Applications

5:00 pm

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when this application will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24299/11]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 624 of 14 September 2011, which states:

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 May 2011.

The application is currently 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 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.

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