Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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743. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to improve his Department’s online system for the submission of additional documents for naturalisation applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17419/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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As part of my Department’s continued commitment to improving its services, an online citizenship application process was made available in October 2023. This has made the application process easier for applicants, allowing them to easily fill in relevant forms, make payments and submit their application online.

The Citizenship Division of my Department have produced a guidance document for all potential applicants which outlines which documents are required for the application. This document is published on my Department's Irish Immigration website and is available here: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Citizenship-Guidance-Document-April-2024.pdf .

In cases where incomplete applications are received, the application is returned to the applicant with a request to provide the missing documentation within 28 days. A reminder is issued after 18 days if the required documentation has still not been provided.

Citizenship Division are aware that in some instances, applicants are uploading the documentation but failing to resubmit the application. It is essential that applicants resubmit their application.

In the first quarter of this year, over 5,000 applicants have successfully uploaded missing documentation/information and successfully resubmitted their application for consideration.

Furthermore, since the launch of the online application and up to the end of March 2025, over 47,000 applications have been successfully received. This has contributed to a record number of citizenship decisions made last year.

Citizenship Division continue to monitor customer experience and are committed to its continuous improvement.

Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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744. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a case of a young woman (details supplied) who has been resident in Ireland for most of her life, has earned university qualifications in this country and is unable to work due to lack of progress on her application for Stamp 4 status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17451/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that the application for renewal of Permission to Remain made by the person referred to was approved on 03 April 2025 as they have submitted their current passport.

The person concerned should now proceed to register this permission with my Department’s Registration Office and they will be issued with an Irish Residence Permit.

They have been advised that they may renew this permission online. Further details of the registration process is available at the following link:

www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/ .

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.