Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position arising from reply to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 24 November 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2070/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My response to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 24 November was expanded further in my reply to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 8 December 2005 regarding the same person. At that time I explained that certain aspects of the person's declaration required clarification and that there were difficulties in contacting the applicant at the address she had provided for the Department. The Deputy provided staff in the citizenship section of my Department with an updated address for the person in question and a registered letter was issued on 7 December 2005. This was returned to the Department undelivered. A further letter issued to the person in question on 6 January 2006 by registered post and An Post records show this was delivered on 12 January 2006. A reply has not been received to this letter to date. Processing of the declaration will continue when a reply to the letter is received and I will advise both the Deputy and the applicant when the matter has been concluded.