Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 1 February 2006. The average processing time for an application for naturalisation is 24 months. However, the person referred to by the Deputy is a minor. Due to the fact that such applications are more straightforward than standard adult applications, it is usually possible to finalise them in a shorter period. Based on current processing trends, it is likely that the application on behalf of the person concerned will be finalised in or around the end of this year. I will be in touch with the Deputy and the applicant when I have reached a decision in the matter.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8783/06]

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 applications for certificates of naturalisation having been received from or on behalf of the persons referred to by the Deputy. An application on behalf of a third member of the family referred to by the Deputy was received in citizenship section on 1 February last. My officials have been informed by a member of staff in the Deputy's office that applications on behalf of the two persons concerned were sent from the Deputy's office to my Department a few days after that of the third family member, but it appears that these did not reach citizenship section. I have asked my officials to send further application forms to the Deputy's office and when these are appropriately completed, they should be forwarded directly to the Citizenship Section, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.