Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation will be entertained from persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who are natives of Romania, living and working here for more than 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An applicant with a name similar to that of the first-mentioned person in the Deputy's question, and living at the same address, applied for a certificate of naturalisation in November 2002. I decided to refuse the application in February 2005 and the reason for my decision was disclosed to the individual concerned at that time. It is open to both persons to submit applications for naturalisation at any time provided they satisfy the relevant statutory conditions. In doing so, however, the first-mentioned person should give due regard to my reasons for refusing the previous application.