Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14731/09]

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 2007. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended. The person concerned was informed of this in a letter issued on 16 May, 2008 and again on 1 September, 2008.

It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application with the Citizenship Division of my Department if and when he is in a position to meet the statutory requirements