At last got through after trying for 10 minutes, another 15 minutes of holding, I was told that there is a huge backlog of 3000 checks waiting to come in from Garda, They are starting to come in since Feb 08,
I asked about why its taking so long for people applied in 2 nd half of 2006, she told that that’s the time they got huge number of applications for naturalisation.
I asked is there any problem with applications applied in late 2006 or whether the files are lost, she said that there is no problem with any of the applications applied in 2006 and the files are not lost, they are in the system and most of them are waiting for Garda check.
As I applied in Sept 2006, they are waiting for my last check which is Garda check, the file will be finally reviewed again and passed to Minister.
Good Luck guys, Looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel….may be another 6 months
BDSK