Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 724: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an examination for citizenship will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who is here since 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2420/09]

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 July 2005. I decided to defer any final decision on the application for a period of twelve months until September, 2009, in order to be satisfied that the person concerned continues to be of good character.