Written answers
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Department of Justice and Equality
Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55046/12]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the first person referred to, who was naturalised in June 2011, on behalf of his son, the second person referred to by the Deputy, in July 2012. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision in due course.
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.
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected position regarding determination of eligibility of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55047/12]
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 was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September 2011. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. As well as being a significant event in the life of its recipient, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation as provided for in law is also a major step for the State 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.
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.
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