Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
343 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for citizenship made by persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and when he expects a decision to be made in this case. [13341/04]
View answerAn application for naturalisation from the male person referred to by the Deputy was received in my Department on the 9 March. There is no record of an application having been received from his wife. However, if she wishes to apply for naturalisation at this time, her application will be associated with that of her husband and both will be processed simultaneously. Applications for naturalisation are currently taking approximately 18 months to process. Consequently, it is likely that the application will be finalised in late 2005. As soon as I have reached a decision on the matter, I will inform both the applicant and the Deputy of the outcome.
