Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 961: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the position in relation to their application for family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 253 of 20 March 2007 in which I advised that the application for a certificate of naturalisation had been refused. I also advised that it was open to the person concerned to re-apply for naturalisation at a future date provided he satisfied the statutory conditions and had regard to the reasons for refusing the first application.

Insofar as the person's application for family reunification is concerned, I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 317 of 31 January 2007. A review of the application was completed in January 2007 and the person in question was informed that the original decision was upheld.