Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 499: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 on 9 February 2006, the position regarding an application; if he will expedite the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20506/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Applications for certificates of naturalisation are generally dealt with in chronological order and this practice is not deviated from except in exceptional circumstances. Officials in Citizenship Section are currently processing applications received in the first quarter of 2004 and, at the present time, there are approximately 7,000 applications awaiting processing before that of the person in question. No circumstances have been advanced by the Deputy as to why the application of the person concerned should be processed before those applications.

Due to the continuing increase in the volume of applications for naturalisation being received, it is likely that the application of the person in question will be finalised by the end of 2007 or early 2008.