Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department issues citizenship certificates in both Irish and English or just in the Irish language; his views on whether it is acceptable to issue such certificates only in the Irish language to applicants who were not born or educated here and have very little knowledge of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14139/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish language is the first official language of the State and it is standard practice that the Citizenship Division of my Department issue certificates of naturalisation in Irish. A translation of the certificate in English is available on request.