Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 630: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has been refused naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1268/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant must be of good character. 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 October 2006 and I decided to refuse the application. The reason for the refusal was disclosed to the applicant in a letter issued on 5 November, 2008. The person concerned lodged a new application for a certificate of naturalisation in December 2008.