Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of applications for long-term residency and for naturalisation from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when decisions are expected to be made on these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45957/08]

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 Division of my Department in July 2007. The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applications received in mid 2007. The average processing time from application to decision is currently 23 months. More complicated cases can at times take more than the current average while an element of straightforward cases are now being dealt with in less than that time scale.

An application for long term residency from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in March 2008. I understand that applications received in January 2007 are currently being dealt with. As soon as a decision is made on the case, the person concerned will be notified.