Written answers

Thursday, 5 December 2019

Department of Justice and Equality

Family Reunification Applications

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50968/19]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I can advise that the persons referred to by the Deputy have no application for Family Reunification with my Department.

However, I can confirm that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received in my Department from the person referred to by the Deputy on 12 December 2018 and from the person's spouse on 8 November 2018. Both applications are at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If any further documentation is required, it will be requested from the applicants in due course.

As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour, which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process.

It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their application without delay. The nature of the naturalisation process is such that, for a broad range of reasons, some cases will take longer than others to process. In some instances, completing the necessary checks can take a considerable period of time.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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