Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing the application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [8815/09]

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 submitted to me for a decision in due course.

I understand the person concerned is a refugee and 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.