Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and 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. [31394/16]

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 the person concerned was originally granted permission to remain in the State for a one year period, to 21st February, 2014. The person concerned has since had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 19th February, 2017.

It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Section of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when they are in a position to meet the lawful residency criteria applicable to the lodgement of such applications. Details on the criteria to be met by persons lodging such applications are available from the INIS website (www.inis.gov.ie).

The Deputy may wish to note that 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.