Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who has previously been refused and has reapplied; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the nature of their employment necessitates their travel out of this jurisdiction on a regular basis with negative impact on their application. [19213/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, 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 September 2007. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not satisfy the residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter informing the applicant of this was issued on 2 April 2008. It is open to the individual in question to lodge a new application if and when she is in the position to meet the statutory residency requirement applicable at that time.