Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when naturalisation will be available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33692/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am advised by officials in the citizenship section of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation having been received from the individual concerned.

However, I understand that the Deputy was advised on a number of occasions, most recently in September 2005, by officials in the general immigration section that the person concerned should apply for permission to remain in the State based on his marriage to an Irish national. It appears that the individual concerned has not done so to-date and since he currently has permission to remain in the State, he is leaving himself open to possible deportation.