Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status indicating eligibility for long-term residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3452/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is currently registered in the State under Stamp 4 conditions granted to him as an exceptional measure. This permission is valid until 15 March 2014 and is renewable directly with their local immigration officer shortly before its expiry date.

Detailed information surrounding any possible entitlement to Irish Citizenship through the Naturalisation process in respect of the person concerned can be obtained from the INIS website at "www.inis.gov.ie". It remains open to the person concerned to make an application for Irish Citizenship under the Naturalisation process should they consider that they meet the requirements for same.

It is also open to the person concerned to apply for Long Term Residency if they believe that they meet the criteria under that scheme. Detailed information relating to Long Term Residency can also be obtained from the INIS website referred to above.

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.