Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to finalise an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32426/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I advised the Deputy in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 183 on 16 December 2004 that I decided to defer a final decision on the application of the person concerned until July 2005.

I understand that officials in the citizenship section of my Department have written to the person in question in recent weeks to obtain information which will enable me to make a final determination in this case. The matter will be prioritised as soon as the information requested is received. I will advise both the Deputy and the applicant as soon as I have arrived at a decision in the matter.