258 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of the revelations obtained by RTÉ under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 that staff in the naturalisation section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service were ordered in July 2008 to stop processing citizenship applications until the higher fees came into effect, he approved this order; the number of applications delayed for this reason; if this delay had a knock-on effect which has contributed to the excessively long processing times as revealed in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 12 May 2009; if he will refund the €300 difference to those applicants whose naturalisation was unfairly delayed for this reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/09]

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258 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of the revelations obtained by RTÉ under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 that staff in the naturalisation section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service were ordered in July 2008 to stop processing citizenship applications until the higher fees came into effect, he approved this order; the number of applications delayed for this reason; if this delay had a knock-on effect which has contributed to the excessively long processing times as revealed in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 12 May 2009; if he will refund the €300 difference to those applicants whose naturalisation was unfairly delayed for this reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/09]

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