Bernard Durkan
Question:328. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be granted naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60136/22]
View answerThursday, 1 December 2022
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As previously advised to the Deputy in Dáil question number 337 on 6 October 2022, there is no record of a current application for naturalisation for the person cited by the Deputy.
The person concerned previously applied for naturalisation in 2018 however that was refused on the grounds of not meeting the criteria. Citizenship division wrote to the person on 22 October 2022 explaining the refusal.
The statutory conditions for naturalisation set out in the Irish Nationality & Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, require, among other criteria, that an applicant have a period of 1 year's continuous residence in the State immediately before the date of application. In addition, an applicant must have four years residence in the State during the 8 years immediately preceding that period. In the case of an application based on being the spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen the Act reduces this further period to 2 years during the preceding 4 years.
If the person cited by the Deputy wishes to be granted citizenship then they will need to make a further application for the grant of a certificate of naturalisation.
To maintain the integrity of the file on record, Citizenship division do not return documentation submitted. However, the person concerned may request all relevant documents previously submitted to be associated with their new application.
If the Deputy has further information I would encourage him to correspondent with directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose.
This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained speedily without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process.