Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [37996/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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An 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 2011. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. The person concerned did not fulfil all of the statutory conditions, consequently, the Citizenship Division of my Department have deemed the application ineligible. The person concerned was informed of this decision in a letter issued on 18 October, 2011. Subsequent correspondence enclosing an amended section of the application form did not address the issue as the application form is a statutory declaration and any amendment requires a new Statutory declaration to be completed and sworn. I have asked the relevant officials in my Department's Citizenship Division to contact the person concerned in relation to this matter.

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