Naturalisation Applications

634. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has assessed recent changes to naturalisation and settlement policies in the UK and other EU jurisdictions; if any analysis has been carried out regarding the potential implications of those changes for Ireland, including within the operation of the common travel area; if he will provide details…

82. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalisation applications received, rejected, and approved from 2021 to 2024 inclusive, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68265/25]

194. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to complaints that the list of documentation required for a citizenship by naturalisation application on the immigration website and portal is not comprehensive and has resulted in applications being refused for the lack of said documentation; and if he will ensure that a complete list…

446. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application was considered as a Section 16 application (details supplied) as opposed to a naturalisation application; if form 8 is required for Section 16 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67237/25]

186. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied). [64115/25]

798. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process for naturalisation for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63602/25]

1259. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the turnaround time for naturalisation applications submitted in 2023; if further timeframes are provided in cases where applications have passed the indicated 19 month processing period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57881/25]

1324. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the 70-day foreign travel allowance for applicants applying for a certificate of naturalisation; the way in which this limit is monitored; the location this data is held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59300/25]

1349. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the processing time of an application (details supplied) has exceeded the published processing times. [59741/25]

1350. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to address the long wait times for naturalisation applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59742/25]

1358. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied). [59918/25]

106. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1644 of 8 September 2025, if any research has been carried out into the merits of allowing greater flexibility regarding 70-day foreign travel allowance for applicants applying for a certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57460/25]

561. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a general overview of the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the specific measures being taken by the Department to address backlogs and delays, particularly for long-term residents with established family and professional ties in the State; and if he will make a statement on t…

723. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55472/25]

375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on an application for naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52888/25]

679. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of the current delays associated with new citizens receiving their certificates of naturalisation; if consideration has been given to an arrangement for individuals who have recently received their citizenship to be able to register to vote in advance of receiving their naturalisation cer…

308. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a naturalisation application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49546/25]

1460. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44642/25]

1924. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the certificate of naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40914/25]

1929. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41082/25]

1930. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs covered by the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/25]

2047. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is a definitive timeframe for convictions to be taken into account when assessing an application for naturalisation; if not, if it is at the discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42340/25]

6. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalisation applications received in each year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the measures being taken by his Department to further reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36655/25]

283. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/25]

681. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that some applicants for naturalisation who received a letter in January 2025 with a statement that the Minister proposes to grant their application, and who have submitted the requested information, are still waiting for dates for their citizenship ceremony; the efforts being made to reduce the tim…