Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 July 2004
292 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing the naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and when a determination in this case may be expected. [21127/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application for naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received on 13 April 2004, one of over 5,700 such applications received in the citizenship section of my Department since the beginning of 2003. Applications for naturalisation are currently taking approximately 18 months to process. Consequently, it is likely that the application of the person concerned will be finalised around the end of 2005. As soon as I have reached a decision on the matter, I will inform both the applicant and the Deputy of the outcome.
