Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a speeding offence committed by a person employed by their church should be used as a reason for refusing citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that they were not the driver involved; if the offence of the driver should be attributed to the pastor of their church in view of the fact that they did not commit any such offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35611/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was submitted to me for a decision in July, 2008 and based on the information to hand at the time I decided to refuse the application.

The applicant wrote to me on 25 September, 2008 providing more up to date information and I have instructed officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department to review the case in the light of the new information to hand and to resubmit the case to me for a new decision as soon as possible.