Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28489/16]

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 the person concerned was refused an application for a residence card, under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 on 2 July, 2016. A request by the applicant for a review of that decision was received on 8 July, 2016. I am informed that INIS has been in correspondence with the person's representative in relation to the review and the information provided is currently under consideration. The Deputy will appreciate that all such applications are dealt with in chronological order and INIS will be in contact in due course.

I am also informed that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. 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 as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended. 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 the residency requirements are met.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using 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.