John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 2 June 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the English version of a naturalisation certificate has no legal standing in view of the fact that it is not a certified translation of the document and this can lead to difficulties for new Irish citizens in their dealings with various organisations. [14899/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 2 June 2011. The Irish language is the first official language of the State and it is the long-standing practice of the Citizenship Division of my Department to issue certificates of naturalisation in Irish.

This certificate of naturalisation as provided is the only official certificate provided to an applicant should they be granted naturalisation. An English version of the certificate of naturalisation is not available. However, as previously stated a translation of the certificate of naturalisation is available on request. This is a general translation of the contents of a certificate of naturalisation and has no legal standing.