Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for the three year period to 18th April, 2015. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 18th April, 2012. It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Section of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when she is in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to the lodgement of such applications. Details on the criteria to be met by persons lodging such applications are available from my Department's Website (www.justice.ie).

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.