Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was not considered eligible for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31748/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to the relevant extract from my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of Thursday, 21st June, 2012 which sets out the reasons why the application from the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of Thursday, 21st June 2012:

On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The person concerned was informed of this in a letter issued to him on 5 June, 2012.

It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the prescribed statutory requirements. The on-line Naturalisation Residency Calculator available on the INIS web-site at www.inis.gov.ie can be used as a guide to whether an individual satisfies the naturalisation residency conditions and, if not, give an indication of how long they should wait before making an application.

The person concerned currently has permission to remain in the State until 21 February 2016.

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.