Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of residency and naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9368/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 23 February 2006.

The average processing time for applications for naturalisation for adults is approximately 30 months at the present time. However, I understand that the persons concerned are refugees. In accordance with the Government's obligations under the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, every effort is made to ensure that applications from persons with refugee status are dealt with as quickly as possible, having regard to the general volume of applications on hand.

I will inform the Deputy and the persons concerned when I have reached a decision on the applications.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9369/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in March 2005.

The processing of this application is near completion and officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department will be writing to the person in question in the very near future.

I will be in touch with both the Deputy and the applicant when the case is finalised.