Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for naturalisation referred to by the Deputy was refused for reasons provided to the person concerned and their legal representative in a letter issued on 23 March 2017 advising of the decision.

A new application for naturalisation was received in May 2017 from the person concerned. Processing of this application is on-going and it will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.

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.