106. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1644 of 8 September 2025, if any research has been carried out into the merits of allowing greater flexibility regarding 70-day foreign travel allowance for applicants applying for a certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57460/25]
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561. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a general overview of the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the specific measures being taken by the Department to address backlogs and delays, particularly for long-term residents with established family and professional ties in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56572/25…
723. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55472/25]
375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on an application for naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52888/25]
679. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of the current delays associated with new citizens receiving their certificates of naturalisation; if consideration has been given to an arrangement for individuals who have recently received their citizenship to be able to register to vote in advance of receiving their naturalisation certificates; and if he…
308. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a naturalisation application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49546/25]
1460. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44642/25]
1924. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the certificate of naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40914/25]
1929. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41082/25]
1930. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs covered by the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/25]
2047. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is a definitive timeframe for convictions to be taken into account when assessing an application for naturalisation; if not, if it is at the discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42340/25]
6. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalisation applications received in each year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the measures being taken by his Department to further reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36655/25]
283. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/25]
681. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that some applicants for naturalisation who received a letter in January 2025 with a statement that the Minister proposes to grant their application, and who have submitted the requested information, are still waiting for dates for their citizenship ceremony; the efforts being made to reduce the time for these dates to…
682. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that some new citizens who attended their citizenship ceremony in February 2025 have yet to receive their naturalisation certificates; the efforts are being made to reduce the time for these certificates to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34540/25]
426. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision can be expected in relation to an application submitted in July 2023 on behalf of an individual (details supplied). [31551/25]
446. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the naturalisation application of a family who submitted their application in January 2023 (details supplied) and have yet to receive a decision; if he is aware of the significant emotional and practical distress this delay is causing the family, including issues relating to employment, and travel; the steps being taken to ad…
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26707/25]
298. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26452/25]
102. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice to outline the process for naturalisation applications; the duration of this process; if there are any delays to the application of a person (details supplied); to clarify how some applications can take longer than others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/25]
148. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for decisions on naturalisation applications; the shortest time in which a positive decision has been given within the last five years; the longest time a decision has taken within the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24891/25]
149. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice to outline the steps that are taken in making a determination on a naturalisation application; whether these steps are taken with respect to every single naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/25]
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether his Department has statistics for average waiting times for decisions on naturalisation applications by original nationality of the application, if so, to provide the names and time periods of the five countries with the longest waiting time and the five countries with the shortest waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/…
842. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23180/25]
843. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23181/25]