Bernard Allen
Ceist:199 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for a passport by a person (details supplied) in Cork will be granted. [9463/99]
Written Answers. - Passport Applications.
An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was submitted to this Department in April 1998. The various procedures involved in processing an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person of full age, coupled with the high number of applications being received, are resulting in applications taking in excess of one year to complete. It is likely to be some months yet before this case is completed. As soon as full consideration has been given to the case I will advise both the applicant and the Deputy of my decision.