Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The other issue relates to a note which I received from Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. This relates to how we do business in the House. It states:

Deputy,

as staff in the citizenship division are not dealing with applications for citizenship that are accompanied by representations from a Deputy, it would be advisable to get the individual in question to send in the documentation directly.

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