20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to concerns (details supplied) that citizenship applications are being delayed. [4187/26
20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to decrease the waiting list of people receiving their citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4221/26
20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
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 19 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4270/26
20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
intended that the time a person spends in Ireland as a beneficiary of temporary protection will be considered as reckonable residency for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/26
13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in terms of the amended requirements for those applying for Irish citizenship, if an application received on the 8 of December from a person previously granted international protection is subject to the new five year residency
13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
Migration to detail whether his Department uses or have ever used any forms of artificial intelligence (details supplied) to assist with or process citizenship applications or related documentation; at what stage in the process of handling this documentation have these systems been used; who authorised the decision
13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish citizenship applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75161/25
17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied). [71646/25
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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
11 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
2 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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
2 Dec 2025 · to Justice
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