A valid 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 December 2006.
In January 2008 the person concerned wrote to the Irish Born Child Section of my Department informing them of his change of address. However, the new address was not updated in the Citizenship Division. As a result correspondence was issued to the old address in relation to his naturalisation application and, following non-response to that correspondence, the application was not granted.
In light of the fact that the person in question had updated their address prior to the notification of 18 June, 2009, I have asked my Officials to re-open the cases of the person in question and his spouse.
The Citizenship Division will contact both individuals in relation to any outstanding documentation that is required.