Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a citizenship application will be completed for a person (details supplied) in view that it is over 26 months since the application was first lodged; if clarification will be given regarding the application status "Application advanced" in view that the status has remained the same since December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8354/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department.

I understand the extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants and want to assure anyone who has an application for naturalisation submitted that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible.

Given the importance of citizenship, robust and comprehensive checks must take place on each application. Unfortunately, some international checks can take a considerable amount of time and these are largely out of the control of the Immigration Service.

The person concerned can now directly check the status of their immigration application on the Immigration Service’s new Digital Contact Centre (DCC). They can register for, or log in to their existing account, at: portal.irishimmigration.ie/en/

As an Oireachtas member, you can also request the status of individual immigration cases by e-mail, using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, 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.