Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 599: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 9 February 2006, if he will provide an update on the application; if he will expedite the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27983/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 171 on 9 February 2006 that the application of the person referred to would be processed in or around the end of 2007. Due to the increasing volume of applications being received, it may well be early 2008 before the application of the person concerned is dealt with.

There are over 6,000 applications awaiting processing before that of the individual concerned. The Deputy has not put forward any reasons why I should give consideration to dealing with the application of the individual concerned before the other applications on hands. Consequently, I do not consider it appropriate to expedite the case in question.