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scandals of defective concrete products all across Ireland, from east to west and north to south, and that there is first-class citizenship and there is second-class citizenship. If you are in Dublin and Leinster, the pyrite remediation scheme that has helped almost 3,000 families … where people are living in shocking conditions but cannot afford to go through the scheme, so they are just left behind - second-class citizenship. The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland was tasked with looking at the costings in 2023. In March 2024, the society reported to Government

thank the Deputy for his question and his remarks. Earlier this week I was delighted to attend the citizenship ceremonies held in Killarney along with the Ministers of State, Deputies Collins and Buttimer. It is a wonderful ceremony to go to. We had 5,200 new Irish citizens … applicants. These included introducing an online digital application, online payments and the introduction of evetting. This digitisation has facilitated a record number of citizenship decisions made last year. In just over two years, my Department has gone from processing around 12,000 applications a year to processing over

terms of going to school and to the doctor and at passport control. It can give rise to longer term issues around acquiring citizenship rights and, in the event that one of the parents dies, there are issues around inheritance. It is fundamentally important that children have … around the world. So many people from my generation were forced to emigrate and they have children born abroad. Those children deserve Irish citizenship and deserve to be recognised. We need to fix the gaps in the law to allow that to happen. Our seventh recommendation is that

post-primary school in the country. Recently, Coimisiún na Meán supported and part-funded the development of Webwise’s new switched on digital citizenship education programme for fifth and sixth classes. Additionally, in July of this year the commission launched a nationwide advertising campaign in cinemas focused … cross-cutting nature of online safety. The Department of Education and Youth is supporting online safety in schools through curriculum supports, digital citizenship initiatives and the provision of funding for mobile phone storage solutions. The Department of Health will publish tomorrow the final report of the online health

Office of the Attorney General. Formal drafting of the AHR amendment Bill, which is largely concerned with outstanding issues of parentage and citizenship but also seeks to make other refinements and improvements to various sections of the AHR Act 2024 itself, is at an advanced stage

make right the legal inequality for the families we are talking about. It is not just about a child’s right to citizenship or inheritance; it is also about his or her right to travel and, of course, his or her rights in the event of parental separation

this House who are serious about building a progressive-left republican alternative in this country must also be serious about unity, common citizenship, mutual respect, and shared ownership and stewardship of our land. That requires building solidarity between rural and urban working people, not driving wedges between them

again thank his departmental staff. He mentioned Killarney last week and I know people who were there. Friends of mine got their citizenship and were very proud to do so. Again, I ask him pass on my thanks to all the staff. It is important the Department continues

unclear. This looks performative. It is nothing more than what we might describe as deterrence theatre, like tightening up the process on citizenship applications or introducing restrictive rules on family reunification. These measures will only make life harder for people who are already suffering hardship and have come

Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received; the number of citizenship applications processed; the number of citizenship applications still processing; the average processing time for citizenship applications, broken down by year; from 2018 to date

Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the proposed change to the citizenship residency requirement from three to five years for people with international protection status, will apply to those who have already lived in Ireland for more than five years … have not yet submitted an application for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71641/25

Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the proposed change to the citizenship residency requirement from three to five years for people with international protection status, will apply to applicants who have already submitted their citizenship application and are currently awaiting

Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with criminal convictions who have been granted citizenship, including naturalised citizenship, from 2010 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70239/25

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to complaints that the list of documentation required for a citizenship by naturalisation application on the immigration website and portal is not comprehensive and has resulted in applications being refused for the lack of said … documentation; and if he will ensure that a complete list of all documentation accepted and required for a citizenship application is made easily and publicly available. [68298/25

Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a matter regarding citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72732/25

Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to introduce a compulsory English language course for all European Union adult citizens wishing to achieve Irish citizenship (details supplied). [71526/25

plans to introduce a compulsory course of English, to exclude a demand for fluency in English applicants for right to remain or citizenship people who are of retirement age or who have special learning difficulties. [71527/25

Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of adults in 2021 to 2025 which have received Irish citizenship without a competence in English. [71530/25

Home Affairs and Migration to introduce a compulsory examination course on Irish culture and institutions for all immigrants seeking right to remain or citizenship; and to ensure a cohort of permanent teachers be established to deliver such a course either online or in person (details supplied). [71535/25

Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which citizenship applications from people with international protection status will be prioritised; whether those who have lived in Ireland longer will be processed first; and if he will make a statement

Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied). [71646/25

Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for citizenship (details supplied) submitted on 8 December 2025 will be assessed under the rules which were in place at the time of this submission, rather than the proposed policy change which

Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration her views on a case (details supplied) regarding citizenship applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72432/25

granted right to remain; and the number of adults who have availed of such courses over the past five years before achieving Irish citizenship. [71528/25

Migration the supports that will be available for international protection applicants already in the system given the Government's proposal to increase the citizenship residency requirement for refugees from three to five years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71221/25

Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the vetting processes which are applied during the naturalisation and citizenship process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70236/25

Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if prior criminal convictions in another State prohibit being granted citizenship here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70237/25

Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of any complaints made about individuals in the citizenship process by persons who had knowledge of a person’s criminal background; if he clarify the way in which such complaints are handled

Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which processing times for visa applications, citizenship applications and stamp applications at his Department are being improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67897/25

Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the recent updates to citizenship qualification criteria; and when the changes will come into effect. [68533/25

Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to assist in a case where the citizenship division has not issued a woman with their invitation for their graduation ceremony for a fourth time since 2024, even though they were informed that they have

Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a response for almost a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67859/25