John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application to remain in the State in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite a response to their application which was made in October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4893/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for naturalisation from the person in question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 2 November 2005.

Applications received in the second half of 2004 are currently being processed and there are approximately 4,600 applications awaiting processing before that of the applicant. Such applications are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest method.

As no reason has been put forward by the Deputy which would justify this application being dealt with ahead of other applicants, it is likely that processing will commence in the first half of next year. I will inform the Deputy and the person concerned when I have reached a decision on the matter.