Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 October 2008
170 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath which was received in his Department in June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33120/08]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that I will be making a decision on this application in the coming weeks.
171 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33122/08]
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 in August 2008. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in May 2006. All applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The current processing time for applications for certificates of naturalisation is approximately 29 months.
