Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2007
207 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9613/07]
View answerThe person in question made an application for Family Reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 on behalf of her husband in October 2006. The application has recently been approved and the person in question has been informed of same.
208 Mr. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the apparent delay in the application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 for naturalisation even though they appear to meet all the conditions for early approval. [9635/07]
View answerAn application for naturalisation from the individual in question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 20 February 2006.
Applications for naturalisation, including those from persons married to Irish citizens, are generally dealt with in chronological order as this method is deemed to be fairest to all applicants. Applications received in the second half of 2004 are currently being processed and there are approximately 6,000 applications awaiting processing before that of the person in question. It is likely that processing of the application will commence in the first half of 2008. I will advise the Deputy and the applicant when I have reached a decision in the matter.
