Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 9 September 2024
1138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a naturalisation certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who attended the citizenship ceremony in Dublin at 3pm on 21 June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34988/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm to the Deputy that certificates of naturalisation have been issued via registered post for any person who was conferred with Irish citizenship at the June ceremonies.
Over 10,000 people were naturalised at the Citizenship Ceremonies held across June 2024 and I appreciate there was some delay in issuing certificates as a result.
My Department has recently implemented new procedures which will reduce the waiting time for our new citizens to receive their certificates going forward.
If any applicant has a query on their certificate, they can email citizenshipinfo@justice.ie.
In just over two years the Citizenship Division of my Department has gone from processing around 12,000 applications a year to processing over 20,000 applications in 2023 and has already made more than 16,000 decisions to date in 2024.
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.
