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 the information requ…
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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| Month | Questions |
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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 questions
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
124. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of paper applications for naturalisation by Irish association received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form and the number of these applications which have been finalised and a decision reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50787/25]
125. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff currently on the designated team in the citizenship division responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50788/25]
426. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost associated with applications for Irish citizenship; if the cost will be examined; if there are plans to reduce this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50671/25]
485. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider introducing a fee waiver for older applicants for Irish citizenship, as an elderly constituent, who has lived in Ireland for the past 41 years but is of English nationality, cannot afford to access an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50280/25]
491. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Thai nationals in 2024; and the number of these applications processed to date. [50381/25]
800. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for the application to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47552/25]
803. 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. [47699/25]
822. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications made by American citizens for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, in each of the years 2021 to 2024, and in each respective case, the percentage of applications that were successful; and if he will make a stat…
823. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47861/25]
860. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite an Irish citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48021/25]
923. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of adult Irish association applications his Department has made a final decision on since the guidelines were issued in May 2025; the number of those adult applicants that have been notified of the final decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48756/25]
924. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific protocol for Irish association applicants for citizenship who do not meet the new guidelines; if applications will still be sent to him for review; the timelines for the 1,500 backlogged applications from over three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48758/25]
1456. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocol for next steps for his Department to make a final decision on citizenship applications meeting the 50% points in two categories of the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44581/25]
1457. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocol for the next steps for his Department to make a final decision on the application once an applicant for citizenship via Irish association meets the 50% points in two categories of the new guidelines; and the remaining information or actions needed to resolve the case promptly. [44582/25]
1476. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Moroccan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44801/25]
1477. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Pakistan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44802/25]
1478. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Syrian nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44803/25]
1483. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently in the citizenship division; the total number of staff in the designated team responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association given that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on th…