Written answers

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

10:00 am

Photo of Catherine ByrneCatherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 360: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the length of time this person is entitled to remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29608/10]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot 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 October 2008.

All valid applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants.The average processing time from application to decision is now at 26 months. More complicated cases can at times take more than the current average, while an element of straight forward cases can be dealt with in less than that timescale.

The length of time taken to process each application should not be classified as a delay, as the length of time taken for any application to be decided is purely a function of the time taken to carry out necessary checks. There is a limit to the reduction in the processing time that can be achieved as applications for naturalisation must be processed in a way which preserves the necessary checks and balances to ensure that it is not undervalued and is only given to persons who genuinely satisfy the necessary qualifying criteria.

The person concerned was granted Leave to Remain in the State for a one year period, from 24 June 2003 to 23 June 2004. He applied for the renewal of this permission and was granted Leave to Remain in the State for a further three years, to 25 May 2007. His permission to remain was further renewed on 11 June 2007, for a further period of three years, and again on 10 June 2010, to 10 June 2013.

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