Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a certification of naturalisation was not approved for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27827/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation 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 February 2004.

The file was forwarded to my predecessor for a decision in February 2007 and he decided to refuse the application. The reason for refusal was disclosed to the person concerned in a letter dated 1 April 2008. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application at any time, however, he should have due regard for the previous reason for refusal.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing the application for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) who currently has long-term residency status; the estimated time for same to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27844/08]

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 August 2006.

Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in January 2006 and have approximately 4,000 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 the coming months.