David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 530: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received an application for naturalisation from a person (detail supplied) in County Cork; when he expects to make a decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20910/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation by the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in April 2005.

Officials in the Citizenship Section are currently processing applications received in the first half of 2004 and, at the present time, there are approximately 4,000 applications awaiting processing before that of the person in question. As things stand at present, it is likely that the application of the person in question will be finalised in the latter half of 2007.

I will inform the Deputy and the person concerned once I have reached a decision on that application.