Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32087/20]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Written representations have been submitted by the persons concerned in response to their respective notifications pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Those representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), and all other applicable legislation, in advance of final decisions being made. 

In relation to naturalisation applications generally, it is open to any person to lodge an application for Irish citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory conditions as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of that Act.  A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after such an application has been received and examined.  

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.