Written answers

Thursday, 11 December 2008

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

8:00 pm

Photo of Catherine ByrneCatherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for refusing an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if he will relay these reasons in writing to the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45798/08]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot 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 13 December, 2005. I decided to refuse this application and the applicant was informed of my decision by way of letter dated 20 November, 2008.

In reaching that decision, I exercised the absolute discretion as provided for by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts. The said Acts do not provide for a formal process of appeal of my decision to refuse naturalisation. However, I am obliged to make the reasons for my decision available to the applicant under the provisions of Section 18 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 1997. I understand that the applicant submitted a request under the FOI Act for records held by my Department in this matter and a decision on that request was communicated to him on 25 November, 2008. If, following an examination of the copy of his case file, the applicant considers that my decision has been based on incorrect or incomplete information, it is open to him to seek a review of that decision.

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