729. Deputy 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]
Topics / Citizenship Applications
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCitizenship Applications
313 questions from 83 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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312 written, 1 oral
83
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 23 |
| April 2025 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 26 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 24 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 15 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 44 |
| October 2026 | 13 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
60. Deputy Pa Daly 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]
437. 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]
206. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the nature of the exceptional and compelling circumstances that a 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]
210. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports in place for young people who were born in Ireland, brought up in State care but not considered citizens due to the change in State law in 2005. [17670/26]
670. 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]
679. 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]
680. 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]
190. 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]
907. 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]
920. 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]
781. 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]
782. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he 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]
784. 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]
809. 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]
811. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if specific medical conditions (details supplied) are accepted as grounds for expedition of applications to the immigration service; and if so, the evidence which should be submitted to support expedition requests on the basis of these diagnoses. [9689/26]
812. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding applications to the immigration service, if medical risks of unsupported postpartum recovery are considered in requests for expedition of applications. [9690/26]
843. 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]
865. 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]
307. 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]
311. 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 on the matter. [8885/26]
750. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for a person (details supplied) submitted in October 2022. [7401/26]
752. 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]
342. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way In which the extension of the reckonable residence requirement to five years for citizenship applications by those granted international protection under the International Protection Bill 2026 will deter non-genuine claims and support sustainable integration limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7121/26]
740. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way a person (details supplied) can change their postal address on file to facilitate receipt of and signature on their citizenship certificate at the new address. [5911/26]