Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to the eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3132/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required, it will be requested from the applicant 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. However, 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.  For this reason, it is important that the applicant ensures that his or her contact details, including current address, is notified to the Citizenship division of the Department's Immigration Service.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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381. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3133/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that I have approved the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned.  The individual referred to was due to attend the citizenship ceremony held on 3 March 2020. 

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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.