John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to make a decision regarding applications for naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Dublin. [14194/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Applications for certificates of naturalisation were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 17 October 2005. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 3,800 applications on hand to be dealt with before those of the persons in question. These are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. It is likely, therefore, that the applications will be submitted to me for a decision in early 2008. I will inform the Deputy and the persons concerned when I have reached a decision on the applications.