Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 964: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the maximum advice and support will be given to a person (details supplied) in that person's application for citizenship. [24928/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question entered the State in April 1999 and applied for naturalisation in December 2002. Since she had only been resident in the State for just over two and a half years at that stage, her application was deemed ineligible.

The person in question applied again for naturalisation on 21 July 2005, at which stage she had the necessary reckonable residence of five years. The average processing time for an application for naturalisation is 24 months at present. It is likely, therefore, that the application of the person concerned should be finalised by the middle of 2007.