Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 236: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in finalising the application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39062/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation, based on marriage to an Irish citizen, was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 21 June 2004 and was assigned file reference number 68/2104/04.

The applicant subsequently lodged a fresh application on 23 February 2006 (68/1232/06) as it appears he may have been under the misapprehension that the initial application was deemed not to have fulfilled the relevant statutory conditions.

I am informed by staff of the Citizenship Section of my Department that the original application is valid and that as applications received in the second half of 2004 are currently being processed, the file in question will be forwarded to me shortly for a decision.

I will of course advise both the Deputy and the person concerned when I have reached a decision on the application.