Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 17 October 2006, who the adoption society were and the actual information that suggests the parents had ceded parental responsibility; if so, the reason there is no evidence of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41605/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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As I indicated in my replies to Parliamentary Questions No. 195 of 1 December 2004, No. 343 of 26 April 2005 and No. 228 of 17 October 2006 all of the Department's records on this matter were supplied to the individual concerned on foot of a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Copies of a letter and an agreement were produced as evidence that the parents of the person in question had ceded parental control and responsibility to the adoption society and to his being placed in the care of the persons who sponsored his application for naturalisation. The records do not indicate the name of the adoption society.

Advice has recently been received from the Office of the Attorney General in this matter. This advice will form the basis of a response due to issue shortly to solicitors representing the person concerned.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41606/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for naturalisation from the individual in question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department on 13 January 2004.

I am advised that a decision on this application will be communicated to the person concerned in the coming days.