Citizenship Applications
An official questions-paper heading. 256 questions (0 oral, 256 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-15.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 8 |
| Feb 2025 | 18 |
| Mar 2025 | 23 |
| Apr 2025 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| Jun 2025 | 12 |
| Jul 2025 | 26 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 |
| Oct 2025 | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 24 |
| Dec 2025 | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 13 |
| Feb 2026 | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 14 |
| Apr 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 11 |
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The questions
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
761. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether those who become Irish citizens need to notify every Government agency and Department themselves to inform them that they are now citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61607/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
762. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to coordinate Government Departments to ensure that each Department and agency acquires updated information when an individual becomes an Irish citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61608/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
763. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) had to manually update his citizenship with each Government Department and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61609/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address the backlog in citizenship applications over the past five years; the timeframe for the backlog to be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61680/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
769. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications granted in each of the past five years, by nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61681/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
770. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications revoked in each of the past five years, by nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61682/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
771. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the period that an individual stays in the State under the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive will count as a period of reckonable residence for applications for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61683/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
772. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people granted Irish citizenship in the past ten years who had been living in the State for less than five years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61684/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
773. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of people granted Irish citizenship and the total number of citizenship ceremonies, respectively in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61685/25]
Robert Troy
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
784. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons currently accommodated in Ireland through the Ukrainian accommodation scheme, can apply for a residency permit after a period of two years here; his plans to allow such persons to regularise their status. [61977/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-11-12 · to Justice
788. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) was not provided with notice that there were additional documents required for their citizenship application. [62115/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1244. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60021/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1253. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the substantial delay in processing the citizenship application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57787/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1272. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed given it is 30 months since the application for a person (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58234/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-21 · to Justice
601. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider reopening citizenship applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56994/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-10-21 · to Justice
603. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons a citizenship application was refused for a person (details supplied) despite the applicant providing evidence that she was resident in Ireland for five of the previous seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57015/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-10-21 · to Justice
620. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the action needed regarding American citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57399/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
32. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department will take to resolve issues with the INIS online portal being experienced by visa and citizenship applicants, in view that applicants are being advised that further information is needed to be submitted in relation to their application without clearly setting out the information that is requi…
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
61. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration will be given to reopening visa and citizenship applications which were closed as a result of applicants being unable to submit a further information request from his Department, in view that applicants are being advised that further information is required to be submitted without clearly setting out …
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
250. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to review the citizenship process in areas such as length of residency immediately prior to application, criminal records, proficiency in Irish or English; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-10-07 · to Justice
391. 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. [52986/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-07 · to Justice
432. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is almost 30 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-10-07 · to Justice
433. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the fact his Department has spent €4.6 million on court cases brought by citizenship applicants due to long waiting times (details supplied), the means by which his Department will address these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53578/25]
Catherine Callaghan
written
2025-10-07 · to Justice
438. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 approved to date in 2025, and separately in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53599/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-09-30 · to Foreign
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will confirm if a person (details supplied) is eligible for Irish citizenship based on their parent's citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51251/25]