Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for citizenship in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42633/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the first person referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in February 2007 & November 2008 and from the second person in November 2008. On examination of the applications submitted by the first named applicant it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements on both occasions as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory residency requirements applicable at that time.

On examination of the application submitted by the second named person it was determined that the Statutory Declaration was not completed correctly and the application in its entirety was returned to the person concerned for further attention on 18 November, 2008. In order to be fair to all applicants, only valid applications can be considered. It is open to the person in question to re-submit the application to the Citizenship Section of my Department at any time.