Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31513/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Valid applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in June 2005 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant certificates of naturalisation. The persons concerned were informed of this decision in letters issued to them on 17 December, 2009. The onus is on each applicant to keep my Department informed of any such change of address in writing.

There is no appeals process under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act ,1956, as amended. However, it is open to the persons in question to lodge new applications for certificates of naturalisation with the Citizenship Division of my Department at any time.