Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9459/07]

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 29 June 2006. Applications received in the second half of 2004 are currently being processed and there are approximately 8,500 applications awaiting processing before those of the persons in question. It is likely that the processing of these application will commence in the second half of 2008. I will inform the Deputy and the applicants when I have reached a decision on the applications.