Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application for citizenship by naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [12653/09]

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 February 2008.

Officials in that Section inform me that on examination of the application submitted by the person concerned it was determined that she did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended. The person in question was informed of this in a letter issued to her via her legal representatives on 22 August, 2008.

It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory requirements.