Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1249: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is expected naturalisation will be completed in the cases of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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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 in August 2006.

Officials in that section inform me that processing of the applications is complete and the files will be forwarded to me for a decision in the very near future.

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

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 1250: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be dealt with by his Department; the waiting period for processing of naturalisation applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2048/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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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 August 2006.

Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in June 2005 and have approximately 6,500 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. The current processing time for applications for certificates of naturalisation is approximately 30 months.

I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when I have reached a decision on the matter.