Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [22957/10]

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 April 2007. Further to my response to Parliamentary Question 263 on 17 November, 2009 and letters issued to the person concerned via his legal representatives on 9 September, 2009 & 16 December, 2009, the person in question has not contacted the General Immigration Division of my Department with regard to the requested documentation relating to his permission to remain.

Further processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation has been suspended to give the person concerned an opportunity to regularise his position with regard to his presence in the State. Permission to remain in the State as confirmed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau is a matter of vital importance to all applicants for Citizenship. Applicants must ensure that their registration with the GNIB is kept up to date during their residency in this country.