Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 816: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath who have applied for citizenship. [27116/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the first person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in April 2006.

Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in January 2006 and have approximately 2,800 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 towards the end of the year.

Officials in the Citizenship Section inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the second person referred to in the Deputy's Question.

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 817: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for naturalisation from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27144/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

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 May 2008.

The application has not been examined in detail. Examination of the residency requirement will take place in the near future and the applicant will be contacted at that time informing her when her application will be further examined or, of any shortfall in her residency.