people living in Poland who used to live in Ireland. There are at least 10,000 children in Poland who have Irish citizenship. It is quite extraordinary that there is a St. Patrick's Day parade in a place like Lódz, which is one of the biggest cities
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legislating to support exists because a bereaved father refused to accept that either state could simply move on. That is what citizenship looks like at its most determined. We owe it to him and to every family affected to match his determination with our own.
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Cathal Crowe
Written
Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) holds Irish citizenship. [23208/26
George Lawlor
Written
Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will arrange for an early and urgent determination of an application for citizenship for a newborn child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21860/26
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the refusal of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21567/26
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific step that remains in the citizenship application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21854/26
Thomas Gould
Written
Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the stages of a citizenship application; and the average processing time for each stage. [22096/26
Martin Kenny
Written
Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) who has encountered long delays with their citizenship application will be awarded this in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22229/26
Pa Daly
Written
asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date at which reckonable residence will commence for persons who are applying for citizenship or naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20113/26
Donna McGettigan
Written
Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether persons (details supplied) can attend an alternative citizenship ceremony on 14 and 15 April 2026, having been unable to attend their ceremony scheduled in December, if so when they can expect to be invited, whether
Willie O'Dea
Written
Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish association section 16 citizenship submissions that have been received from applicants with additional documentation in relation to the new Irish association guideline points since the guidelines have been published in April
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if applications for citizenship submitted before December 2025 will be assessed on the criteria for naturalisation in place at the time of the application, namely after three years’ residence calculated from the date of arrival
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application (details supplied) will be completed, and a decision reached given it is 34 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/26
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
letter issued by his Department (details supplied) requires in order to waive the five-year reckonable residence requirement for refugee applicants for Irish citizenship. [17282/26
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 the application (details supplied) was first lodged in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16874/26
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17039/26
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17040/26
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