Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 823: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position on an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29813/08]

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 March 2008.

Officials in that Section inform me that having checked the application submitted by the person in question the Statutory Declaration was not completed correctly and it was returned to the applicant on 20 March, 2008. A reminder letter was issued on 7 May, 2008 and a 21 day letter issued on 16 June, 2008 informing the applicant that if no response was received within 21 days his file would be put away. To date no response has been received.

I am informed that there is a note a discrepancy between the address provided by the Deputy and the address my Department holds on file, please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to keep my Department informed of any change in address.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 824: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/08]

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 on 9 November 2005.

On examination of the applications it was determined that the persons concerned did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Letters informing the applicants of this were issued on 16 January 2006, 10 October 2006 and 22 July 2008.

It is open to the individuals concerned to lodge new applications if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory residency requirements.