Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the date by which an application for citizenship will be concluded or determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42989/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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A valid 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 June 2007 and I decided in my absolute discretion to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision in a letter issued on 5 May, 2009. This letter also requested the applicant to submit documentation necessary to finalise their application. The requested documentation was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department on 18 September, 2009.

In practice, a necessary period of time elapses while applications that have been approved have their certificates of naturalisation prepared, as certificates must be printed, signed and sealed under strict controls. A certificate of naturalisation will issue to the person concerned in the near future.