Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [15672/07]

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 on 19 June 2006. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 11,000 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. It is likely, therefore, that further processing of the application will commence in early 2009. I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when a decision is reached in the case.

Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [15673/07]

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 on 13 May 2005. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 1,800 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. It is likely, therefore, that further processing of the application will commence in late 2007. I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when a decision is reached on the case.

Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [15674/07]

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 on 19 April 2006. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 6,700 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. It is likely, therefore, that further processing of the application will commence in late 2008. I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when a decision is reached in the case.