Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of entitlement in respect of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36415/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in my Reply to the Deputy's earlier Question - PQ No. 603 of Wednesday, 17th September, 2014 - copied beneath.

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the subsidiary protection application made by the person concerned was refused on 31st July, 2014.

Following that refusal decision, and in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned has submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under 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, in advance of a final decision being made.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the decision to refuse residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36416/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that one of the persons concerned made an application for permission to remain in the State on 5 September, 2014 on the basis of their marriage to the other person concerned, who is an Irish national. That application is currently pending a decision. In the interest of taking a fair approach to all such applications, cases are processed in chronological order.

I understand that the refusal decision referred to by the Deputy may relate to a different application made by the person concerned, which was not an application for residency status.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a long-term residency-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36417/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 4 August, 2005 for 2 years under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and it is currently valid up to 4 August, 2016.

An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person concerned which was recently refused. The person concerned was informed of this refusal and the reasons for it in a letter issued on 25 July, 2014. However, it is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory requirements applicable at that time.

The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and I know the Deputy will appreciate that it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specially established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.