Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10146/14]

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 an application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy.

The application is currently at the first stage of the application process. A letter was issued to the person concerned on 7th February 2014 requesting certain information. Upon receipt of this information the case will be further 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.

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.