please advice

Dear Folks,
I m little stressed may be someone could help me out, i was on work permit for 5 years , my work permits were continuous no breaks or any thing on same job but every year as my permits were sent by company for renewals due to trade and enterprise delays or their requirements i got my permits delayed may be 15 days or 1 month but the dates on permits were continuous e.g 2/1/2003 to 1/1/2003 nxt one 2/1/2003 to 1/1/2004 but when i went to GNIB to get my new stamp i could get the stamp on the day i visit immigration office so due to this in total of 5 years i have gap of nearly 3.5 months.

I sent my application for STAMP 4 exactly after 20 days after compliting 5 years on work permit and i received my 5 year stamp 4 approved after 21 months.
i sent my application after 2 months as i complete 5 years on work permit for Naturalisation, now my stress is will the CITIZENSHIP SECTION WILL COUNT MY GAPS BETWEEN GARDA STAMP EVERY YEAR, i sent my application in early jan 2009 ref 68/3--/09, rang citizenship section last week about procees of my application and lady told me that they are waiting for outside agencies to reply back.
So am i ok or there could be some problem please advice, i am writing this coz i heard some people got refusal coz they didnot complete 5 years

still waiting wrote:Dear Folks,
I m little stressed may be someone could help me out, i was on work permit for 5 years , my work permits were continuous no breaks or any thing on same job but every year as my permits were sent by company for renewals due to trade and enterprise delays or their requirements i got my permits delayed may be 15 days or 1 month but the dates on permits were continuous e.g 2/1/2003 to 1/1/2003 nxt one 2/1/2003 to 1/1/2004 but when i went to GNIB to get my new stamp i could get the stamp on the day i visit immigration office so due to this in total of 5 years i have gap of nearly 3.5 months.

I sent my application for STAMP 4 exactly after 20 days after compliting 5 years on work permit and i received my 5 year stamp 4 approved after 21 months.
i sent my application after 2 months as i complete 5 years on work permit for Naturalisation, now my stress is will the CITIZENSHIP SECTION WILL COUNT MY GAPS BETWEEN GARDA STAMP EVERY YEAR, i sent my application in early jan 2009 ref 68/3--/09, rang citizenship section last week about procees of my application and lady told me that they are waiting for outside agencies to reply back.
So am i ok or there could be some problem please advice, i am writing this coz i heard some people got refusal coz they didnot complete 5 years

Do not panic, if they had considered you inelligible, they would have not given you reference number, they would have returned your application long ago.
They must be waiting for Garda report and social welfare report, if you can, go and get letter from social welfare stating your benefit claims(ie if you have claimed benefit in the past) or stating that you have not claimed any benefit in the state, this would help facilitate your application. Unfortunately, you cannot get the Garda report yourself for that purpose. Also, you may send in your current payslips if you are working.

Having done these, then prayer and patience.
Good luck!