Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 October 2024
143. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has received a new application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39594/24]
View answerI have been informed that the naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department on the 15 July 2024, and will be registered in due course.
All applicants who make an online application receive a confirmation email to state that the application has been received.
Presently, the Citizenship Division are registering applications from April 2024. Once registered, a Personal ID and Citizenship application reference number will formally issue.
The Citizenship Division of my Department have taken a significant number of steps to speed up the Naturalisation process for applicants, including introducing an online digital application, online payments, and the introduction of eVetting.
I am pleased to inform the Deputy that these changes are significantly reducing processing times. I expect that going forward the vast majority of applicants will receive a decision within one year.
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 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. 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.
