Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) continues to have their application for citizenship refused. [29964/16]

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 there is no current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. Previous applications have been refused for reasons provided to the person concerned, the most recent in a letter issued on 7 October 2013 advising of the decision.

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. The fact that a person may have had an application refused does not preclude or disqualify them from submitting a fresh application in the future, however when considering making such a re-application, the person should give due regard to the reasons for the refusal which were contained in the submission attached to the refusal letter. Any further application will be considered taking into account all statutory and administrative conditions applicable at the time of application. 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 INIS 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.