should put the same energy that they put into the deportation flights, into creating that charging regime for international protection applicants and making citizenship and family reunification that bit harder, into driving forward State-owned provision. By doing that, we do two really important things. We start
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Minister before and I will raise it again today, specifically in respect of the three-year term for a person to get citizenship. I understand he may be changing that to two years, but he could go further with it. This is something I have real concerns about
necessarily disagree with the Deputy on that point but there are very real challenges. People may have dual or triple citizenship and there are a lot of things at play. They may not want Irish Government assistance. One thing the Irish Government does in all jurisdictions is work
repressed, but we have not mentioned the very worrying number of, quite frankly, foreign stooges propagating from Russia - some of whom have Irish citizenship - talking about the regime and spreading misinformation and disinformation. We also need to be in a position to call them out and challenge them
In parliamentary questions
William Aird
Written
Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted Irish citizenship by association under Section 16(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1956, for each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed, in view that it is 20 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15223/26
Barry Ward
Written
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any actions he is taking to reduce processing times for applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/26
Barry Ward
Written
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average waiting time for applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13015/26
Michael Healy-Rae
Written
Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the next procedure for new Irish association citizenship applicants who satisfy all vetting requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12103/26
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for citizenship will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12630/26
Peadar Tóibín
Written
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of IPAS persons and families still living in IPAS centres who have gained citizenship in Ireland. [12759/26
Paul Lawless
Written
Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline residency and citizenship pathways for a non-Irish spouse of a returning Irish citizen, and processing timelines. [12786/26
William Aird
Written
Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the application for citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9177/26
Ruairí Ó Murchú
Written
will outline the pathways that are available to Ukrainians, currently living in Ireland under Stamp 4 Temporary Protection, to get Irish citizenship for both adults and children; the criteria that will be considered for these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9192/26
Eoin Ó Broin
Written
Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any grounds on which citizenship applications can be expedited; and if so, the process for applicants. [9224/26
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application will be completed, in view that it is 40 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9647/26
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed in view that it is over 30 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10134/26
Ruth Coppinger
Written
Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application (details supplied); the reason for delay in this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10404/26
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will introduce legislation strengthening the powers of the Ombudsman in relation to visa, citizenship and international protection applications (details supplied). [8870/26
Barry Ward
Written
Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the adequacy of the level of communication with persons due to be awarded Irish Citizenship; if the notification of the ceremony will be sent out with greater notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8815/26
Barry Ward
Written
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the timeline for the next Irish Citizenship ceremonies due to be held in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8816/26
Barry Ward
Written
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process whereby the locations for Irish Citizenship ceremonies are selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/26
Barry Ward
Written
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of providing for Irish Citizenship ceremonies to be held in individual local authorities, in order that attendees can be in their own community for the ceremony; and if he will make
Joanna Byrne
Written
Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an anaesthesiologist since March 2023. [8848/26
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given his Department has stated it is processing citizenship applications via Irish association in chronological order, to clarify the date of such applications currently being processed for a decision; and if he will make a statement
Martin Kenny
Written
Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update regarding a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7428/26
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