Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 988: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25227/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 424 of 19 April 2005 and 199 of 21 April 2005.

In those replies I informed the Deputy that I had decided to refuse the application of the person concerned and I set out the basis for my decision, that is, that the applicant did not have sufficient residency in the State at the time he applied. I also informed the Deputy that the person appeared, at the time I was responding to the questions, to have the appropriate residence and that it was open to him to submit a new application.

A new application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 18 July 2005. This application will be processed in the normal manner.