Written answers

Tuesday, 19 February 2008

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

9:00 pm

Photo of P J SheehanP J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 630: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork, who applied for long term residency here in June 2006 have not received a decision on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/08]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in the Long Term Residency section of my Department inform me that there is no record of applications for Long Term Residency from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question.

Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons in question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in June 2006.

Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the middle of 2005 and have approximately 5,300 applications on hand to be dealt with before those of the person's 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 applications will commence towards the end of 2008.

I will inform the Deputy and the individuals in question when a decision is reached in both cases.

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