Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if applications for citizenship will be fully checked when submitted rather than waiting for up to two years after which if everything is not in order, the process must start again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43694/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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An initial examination of each application for a certificate of naturalisation is carried out upon receipt to determine that the application form is completed fully and correctly and that all requested supporting documentation has been submitted. A significant number of applications are initially found to be invalid for a variety of reasons and these are now being dealt with and returned to the applicant within a week. The process as operated ensures that invalid and ineligible applications are identified as early as possible in the process.