Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 815: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29805/08]

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 June 2007.

Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in April 2006 . All applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The current processing time for applications is approximately 28 months.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 816: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who has resided her since 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29806/08]

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 on 5 March 2003.

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 10 February 2005.

It is open to the individual in question to lodge a new application if and when he is in a position to meet the statutory residency requirement applicable at that time.