Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford can expect to have their application for naturalisation processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/09]

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. Officials in that section inform me that the application is at an advanced stage of processing and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in due course.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [4323/09]

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 December, 2008. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 23 months. The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applications received in mid 2007. More complicated cases can at times take more than the current average while an element of straight forward cases are now being dealt with in less than that time scale.

There is a limit to the reduction in the processing time that can be achieved as applications for naturalisation must be processed in a way which preserves the necessary checks and balances to ensure that it is not undervalued and is only given to persons who genuinely satisfy the necessary qualifying criteria.

Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4398/09]

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 March 2006.

Officials in that section inform me that the application is at an advanced stage of processing and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in due course.