John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 December 2006, if he will review this application and approve it based on the up to date information submitted by the applicant which clearly shows that they qualify; the timeframe for such a review and decision; and if he will expedite the matter. [43010/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for naturalisation from the person concerned was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in September 2004.

On examination of this application it was discovered that the applicant did not meet the statutory residency requirement of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 as amended as he did not have 60 months residence in the State. Further enquiries have established that since April 2005 he has been granted permission to remain in the State for study purposes only. Under the above Act no period of residency may be taken into account where a non-national had permission to remain for the purpose of study whether or not such study necessitated the employment of the non-national during the whole or part of the period of study. The documentation submitted by him simply confirms his permission to remain is for study purposes only.