Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 867: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position on an application for family reunification or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29900/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a decision has been reached in relation to the application of the person in question and they will be informed of the decision shortly.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 868: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29901/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have approved the application of the person in question and a certificate of naturalisation will issue once documents requested by the Citizenship Section of my Department have been received.

Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 869: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the fee for a certificate of naturalisation varies depending on the official website accessed; the reason for the variations in the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The current fees that shall be paid by applicants on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation are as follows:

(a) where the application is made on behalf of a minor, a fee of €200.00;

(b) where the application is made by a widow or widower whose spouse was, immediately before death, an Irish Citizen, and who has not, subsequent to the spouse's death, become a naturalised citizen of a state other than the State, a fee of €200.00;

(c) in the case of all other applications, a fee of €950.00;

(d) the fee payable under (a), (b) or (c) shall be nil, if the application for the certificate concerned is made by or on behalf of a refugee or stateless person or by or on behalf of a programme refugee.

The official Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform website is www.justice.ie.