Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 379: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of an application for Irish citizenship through naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and when the applications will be adjudicated upon. [22002/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, 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 2007.

Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in late 2005 and have approximately 12,900 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the persons 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 both applications will commence in early 2010.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support the case of persons (details supplied). [22034/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, 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 May 2008.

Officials in the Citizenship Section inform me that the applications have not been examined in detail. Examination of the residency requirement will take place in the near future and the persons concerned will be contacted at that time informing them when their applications will be further examined or, of any shortfall in their residency.