Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2007
456 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for Irish citizenship through naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when a decision is due to be made. [22475/07]
View answerAn application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 2 December 2005. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the beginning of 2005 and have approximately 4,300 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. It is likely, therefore, that further processing of the application will commence in the first half of 2008.
I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when a decision is reached in the case.
457 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for Irish citizenship through naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when a decision is due to be made. [22476/07]
View answerAn application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 14 April 2005.
Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the beginning of 2005 and have approximately 1,200 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are generally dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. It is likely therefore, that further processing of the application will commence in the coming months.
I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when a decision is reached in the case.
