Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in the citizenship application in the name of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47629/08]

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 Section of my Department in December 2007. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in mid 2007. Applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. However, I understand that the person concerned is a refugee. In accordance with the Government's obligations under the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, every effort is made to ensure that applications from persons with refugee status are dealt with as quickly as possible.