John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is expected that a decision will be maderegarding an application for naturalisation made by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [31860/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 18 November 2004.

Applications received in the second half of 2004 are currently being processed and there are approximately 1,000 applications awaiting processing before that of the person in question. It is likely that processing of the application of the person in question will commence in the first quarter of 2007.

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