Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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342. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been in this jurisdiction for four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46061/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of protection applicants.

With regard to residency status, the Deputy is reminded that protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. In the event that an applicant is finally determined not to be in need of protection, consideration is then given to whether the person should be granted leave to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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343. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3, including the extent to which the person is eligible for long-term residency and naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46062/15]

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 person concerned applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by the right to work, based on his parentage of an Irish citizen child. I understand the person concerned was advised by correspondence which issued on 17 September, 2015 that the passport submitted in support of the application was forwarded to an outside agency for examination and verification. I am advised that INIS will be in contact with the person concerned as soon as the report is available.

The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, sets out the conditions for naturalisation. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation is available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie. The website also contains an on-line naturalisation residency calculator which individuals may find of assistance in establishing if they meet the residency requirements.

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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344. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46063/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of protection applicants.

With regard to residency status, the Deputy is reminded that protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. In the event that an applicant is finally determined not to be in need of protection, consideration is then given to whether the person should be granted leave to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds.