Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22893/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy.

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 issued to the solicitor of the person concerned on 22 January 2015 requesting certain information. A further request for information was issued to his solicitor on 10th June 2015. Upon receipt of the requested information the application will be finalised and submitted to me for decision in due course.

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.