Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused citizenship; and if he will re-examine the file and take into account the new information furnished to him recently. [33435/08]

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 11 May 2005.

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. Letters informing the applicant of this were issued on 20 May 2005, 12 August 2008, 17 September 2008, 1 October 2008 to the address supplied by the person concerned and on 2 October 2008 to the address supplied by the Deputy.

I should point out that if the person in question has changed address since lodging his application, the onus is on him to keep the Department informed of any such change of address.

It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and when he is in a position to meet the statutory requirements at that time.