Naturalisation Applications

6. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being considered by his Department to ensure the quicker processing of naturalisation applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20206/26]

1283. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay on processing naturalisation applications from persons who have applied who originated from Iran, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan; the number of applications from persons from these countries; the length of time their applications are pending a decision; and if he will make a sta…

1356. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos 745 and 746 of 27 January 2026, if he will confirm the action his Department is taking to increase the rate of processing the old section 16 Irish association applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20164/26]

1361. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish association section 16 citizenship submissions that have been received from applicants with additional documentation in relation to the new Irish association guideline points since the guidelines have been published in April 2025; the submission date of the new guideline submissions currently b…

427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a paper application for naturalisation to a person who cannot use the online system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17964/26]

217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any actions he is taking to reduce processing times for applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/26]

218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average waiting time for applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13015/26]

219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of a community (details supplied) in relation to delays in processing visa applications; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/26]

956. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted Irish citizenship by association under Section 16(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1956, for each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12928/26]

844. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application for naturalisation will be complete (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10139/26]

842. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position of refugees who submitted applications for naturalisation before 8 December 2025, whose applications were based on three years residency from date of entry into the State, as opposed to date of refugee declaration; if the position favours approving such applications in circumstances where refugee status…

166. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalisation applications received, rejected and approved in each respective year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6200/26]

742. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish association applications for naturalisation that have received final decisions since the new guidelines issued in April 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5914/26]

745. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Departments progress to date on the processing times for persons who have Section 16 Citizenship applications via Irish association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/26]

746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures undertaken by his Department to reduce the backlog of Section 16 citizenship applications via Irish association, in particular applicants who are waiting three to five years for a decision; and the total number of Section 16 applications completed and a decision reached for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in…

764. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Irish association applications for citizenship are being processed chronologically; if Irish association applications for citizenship from minors are receiving decisions before adult Irish association applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6393/26]

721. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the standard processing timeframe for naturalisation applications has increased in recent months; if he is aware of reports of recent prolonged delays in applications from certain non-EU countries such as India and Pakistan; the reason for these delays; whether an increase in staff or resources is needed to e…

447. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason an application was rejected (details supplied) given that all documentation was lodged for the application and no communication was received by the applicant from his Department advising that there was outstanding documentation required which in turn lead to the application being refused; and if he will ma…

448. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied) given that it is 23 months since the application was submitted which is beyond the standard processing timeframe for such application types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/26]

1645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding two applications (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing these applications; the further turnaround time, if available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74320/25]

1688. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the categories of welfare payments that will render an applicant ineligible for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75157/25]

1690. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to place the proposed restrictions on naturalisations on a statutory footing; the timeline for the introduction for such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75159/25]

260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for applications for naturalisation based on section 16; the reason applications of this nature can take significantly longer to process than applications based on Irish residency; the number of applications currently in processing for one year, two years, and over three years, in tabul…

284. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the human rights impact of proposals to penalise migrants and refugees who rely on essential social welfare supports such as disability allowance, carer's allowance or working family payment in terms of eligibility for naturalisation, if her Department was consulted; and if she will make a statement on th…

285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will carry out an analysis of the likely impact on child poverty, disability rights or community wellbeing of proposals to discourage welfare access for refugees and migrants by penalising them in terms of eligibility for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70607/25]