Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 377: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been acknowledged; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some of the documents, in particular their passport, is of immense value to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13326/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The persons concerned made separate applications for permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage of an Irish citizen child under the revised arrangements announced on 15 January 2005. Both applicants were issued with separate acknowledgements on 23 February 2005 by ordinary post to the same address.

Passports from the persons concerned were submitted with their applications and will be returned to them by registered post shortly. Applications are being dealt with as expeditiously as possible and, in so far as is possible, in order of receipt. Given the number of applications being processed, it is expected that the processing of the applications from the persons concerned will be completed within the next few weeks.