Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for citizenship and family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43296/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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An application for a Certificate of Naturalisation from the person concerned was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in June 2006 and I decided to refuse the application. The reason for the refusal was disclosed to the applicant in a letter dated 11 November 2008. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and when he is in a position to satisfy the statutory requirements applicable at that time. However, in doing so he should bear in mind the reason for refusal of his previous application. An application for family reunification on behalf of this person's son was approved and a letter to this effect was issued on 26 September 2006. No further applications for family reunification have been received from the individual concerned.