Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for a certificate of naturalisation was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [30434/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division in February, 2006 and my predecessor decided to refuse the application. The person concerned was informed of this and the reasons for it in a letter issued on 10th December, 2009 - over two and half years ago. While there is no provision under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended for appeal in relation to an application for a certificate of naturalisation, it is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if they consider they are in a position to meet the prescribed statutory requirements.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility 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 from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.