Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5036/13]

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, based on the limited information provided by the Deputy, they can find no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons concerned. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended.

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 if and when eligibility for naturalisation will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5037/13]

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 an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in July, 2009. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant intends in good faith to continue to reside in the State after naturalisation.

As the person referred to by the Deputy did not confirm on her application form that she intended to reside in the State after naturalisation, one of the Statutory conditions for naturalisation, her application was deemed ineligible. The person concerned was informed of this in a letter dated 27 July 2009. 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.

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 progress made to date in the determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5039/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for the three year period to 19 August, 2011. This was renewed for a further three years in 2011 to the extent that the person concerned now has leave to remain up to 19 August, 2014.

In his leave to remain renewal decision letter, dated 30 August, 2011, the person concerned was advised of the requirement that he complete the registration process with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. He was also advised that, in order for the registration process to be satisfactorily completed, he must produce a passport which establishes his identity and nationality. While the person concerned has provided my Department with a photo-copy of the bio-data page of his passport, he has not, to date, provided the original of his passport, in spite of having been specifically requested to do so in my Department's letter to him dated 7 November, 2012. As a result, it is recommended that the person concerned would do so without further delay so that the registration process can be completed and he can derive the appropriate benefits from his permission to remain.

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.