Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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861. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to residency entitlement for consideration for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose spouse is an Irish citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34315/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 4 February 2005 for a two-year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish parents of Irish-born children born in the State before 1 January 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 31 January 2015. A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May 2012. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. 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 in the State and at European Union level. It is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. Queries on 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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862. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency/eligibility for consideration for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34316/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned, and her two dependant children, were granted permission to remain in August 2007 for an initial three-year period, valid to 14 August 2010. This permission was renewed for a further three-year period in August 2010, valid to 14 August 2013 in each case. In the decision letters issued to the persons concerned, dated 4 August 2010, they were advised of the conditions attaching to their permission to remain and of the requirement that they attend at their local Immigration Registration Office to have the registration process completed. At the point of such registration, a valid passport, or equivalent document, must be produced as evidence of identity and nationality. It would appear that the daughter of the person concerned was not in a position to produce a valid passport and, as a result, she was not registered. She was, I understand, requested to return to the Registration Officer with a valid passport. Given that she has not yet completed the registration process, it is recommended that the daughter of the person concerned should attend at her local Immigration Registration Office as soon as possible, with a valid in-date passport, so that the registration process can be completed. I am advised that a valid application for a Certificate of Naturalisation was received from the person concerned in November 2012. This application is at an advanced stage of processing and the person concerned will be informed of the decision made in her case in due course. There is no record of an application for a Certificate of Naturalisation having been received from the daughter of the person concerned. Queries on 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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863. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 30 May 2013, if he will clarify if further application for naturalisation has been made on their behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34318/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 30 May 2013, I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no new application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. 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 on 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.