Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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266. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the present residency status and the extent to which application for naturalisation has been progressed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin whose parents are Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55050/13]

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

The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.

The Deputy may wish to note that 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 established specifically 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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267. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the present residency status and the potential eligibility to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55051/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the person concerned had her application granted and was presented with a Certificate of Naturalisation at a citizenship ceremony held at the Convention Centre, Dublin on 21 October 2013.

Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department 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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268. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and potential eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55052/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is a sibling of an Irish born citizen child of non-EEA parents, born in the State prior to 1 January, 2005, whose parents were granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 2 March, 2006, under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme.

The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in 2008, under stamp 2A conditions, by her local Immigration Officer, without recourse to my Department. The person concerned was subsequently granted permission to remain, by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, on 16 October, 2009, under stamp 4 conditions, in line with that granted to her parents. I am informed that the person concerned has had her permission to remain renewed by the INIS for a further period, valid until 13 December, 2014.

An application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person concerned.

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. A letter has issued to the person concerned, via their solicitor, on 25 October 2013 requesting certain information. Upon receipt of this information the case will be submitted to me for decision.

Queries in relation to general immigration matters 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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269. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and potential eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55053/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30th April, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making written representations to the then Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against him. In addition, he was notified of his entitlement to apply for subsidiary protection.

The person concerned submitted an application for subsidiary protection and, in this regard, I recently signed into law a Statutory Instrument to introduce new procedures for the processing of subsidiary protection applications by the Offices of the Refugee Applications Commissioner at first instance and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

When consideration of the subsidiary protection application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome. In the event that the application for subsidiary protection is refused, the position in the State of the person concerned will then be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations submitted will be considered before a final decision is made. Once a final decision has been made, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.

Given that the person concerned has no current right of residency in the State, the Deputy will appreciate that the issue of an application for a Certificate of Naturalisation does not arise at this time.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.