Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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577. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, it can be noted that in respect of their naturalisation application, some of the correspondence from INIS has registered their name incorrectly; if this is likely to present any delay in the process of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36701/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May, 2012.

I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking him to submit the prescribed fee and other documents. Upon receipt of the fee and documentation, the case will be finalised.

The name in which the application has been processed and in which all correspondence has been issued is in the sequence as stated by the applicant on his application form and as appears on his national passport.

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.