Brazilian who worked in the State contrary to his permission is refused certificate of naturalisation

Judicial review – asylum and immigration – national of Brazil challenging the decision of the Minister for Justice refusing him a certificate of naturalisation – Minister determined that he was not a person of good character as he had been in continuous breach of the immigration law of the State for several years prior to his application and remained so for some months afterwards – granted permission to join his father in the state – no permission to work – application for naturalisation – stated that he was employed - Minister not satisfied that he was of good character - conditions for naturalisation – argued that the minister failed to consider relevant matters when determining his application for a certificate of naturalisation – mother had recently become a naturalised Irish citizen and that he was, thus, entitled to claim Irish associations – breaches of immigration law - meaning of ‘good character’ - scope of the Minister’s discretion - provided the information establishing that he was in breach of the conditions of his residence permission entirely unwittingly - argued that the minister reached her decision on Mr Martins’ application in partial reliance on information that he was not given an opportunity to comment upon or address - Minister is not obliged in the naturalisation process to give advance notice to an applicant of an adverse consideration of which the applicant is already aware – purpose of the litigation - professional standards and conduct – judicial review refused.