Citizenship Applications

1681. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a citizenship application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46752/25]

1961. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people given Irish citizenship after living in Ireland for less than five years, for each of the past ten years. [41251/25]

1970. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive their citizenship certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41437/25]

2000. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when applying for citizenship through naturalisation the specific documents that are required for proof of residency; proof of relationship/family status; proof of spouse/family member; spousal declaration; and letter of authorisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/25]

2010. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for an application for naturalisation by applicant nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42023/25]

2082. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that a person born in Ireland after 2004 to non-Irish parents (one of whom is now a citizen) has to apply for citizenship to obtain a passport; if he can provide details of any supports that are in place to help with the financial cost of obtaining citizenship; and if he will make a statement on …

2109. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to cut the current citizenship application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43472/25]

190. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide clarity for a person (details supplied) on the steps they can take to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40145/25]

205. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of a citizenship application through the Foreign Births Registration for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39671/25]

696. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the process whereby an Irish citizen is married to a US citizen, they have a child who is also an Irish citizen, specifying the steps they need to take to become an Irish citizen in these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39016/25]

698. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application (details supplied). [39060/25]

713. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) who has applied for Irish citizenship has not been granted same, despite providing all documentation; the steps that can be taken to expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39154/25]

720. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a matter (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39198/25]

761. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria applied for citizenship in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39625/25]

762. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the rules pertaining to Irish citizenship application were last reviewed and or updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39626/25]

270. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a foreign-born individual whose great grandparent was an Irish citizen is eligible for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38358/25]

283. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of IT issues with the Irish Immigration Portal in April 2025, whereby citizenship applicants were requested to resubmit documentation already uploaded, including a second payment of the €175 fee; if he will examine a specific case where an applicant (details supplied) was requested to restart the pr…

636. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department is taking to remedy delays in the processing of citizenship applications as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37346/25]

637. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide data on the processing times for citizenship applications as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/25]

655. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a specific timeframe for when the backlog will be cleared and finished for the remaining old paper citizenship applications; and when exactly these remaining paper applicants will be notified of a citizenship decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37689/25]

660. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 1 July 2025, if he will clarify that checks into an applicant’s background include checks against a criminal database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37716/25]

661. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case of a person (details supplied). Can he confirm if the department contacted the applicant because to date the applicant has received no contact, referring to question: 573 and question ref: 35712/25. [37717/25]

672. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider counting time spent residing in Northern Ireland as equivalent to time spent living in the Republic of Ireland when it comes to applications for citizenship-naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37785/25]

178. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for processing of Irish citizenship applications via Irish association, in particular those who submitted additional requested documentation as per the new guidelines published by his Department in April 2025, taking into account that no timeframe has been given and many applicants have been waiting ove…

552. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied) and when it is likely that same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35305/25]