The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended in 1986, provides that the Minister for Justice shall have absolute discretion to grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation, although the statutory conditions are not wholly satisfied, where an applicant has Irish associations. Applications may be considered within this provision where the Minister for Justice is satisfied, on the advice of a Minister of the Government, that the applicant has invested a substantial sum in the State in a viable business with job-creating potential. Other than providing advice in the latter context, my Department has no function — in particular no statutory function — in regard to the consideration of applications for naturalisation. The question as to whether a particular application meets the requirements of "Irish associations" is a matter for the Minister for Justice. As the Deputy, no doubt, will be aware the so-called business migration scheme is at present under review and any changes in the present arrangements will be announced in due course.