Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
459. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a dataset regarding the number of individuals that have become naturalised Irish citizens in the past ten years, broken down by nationality/country of origin; the number now resident in Ireland; the number that hold dual or multiple nationalities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/26]
View answerAll applications for a certificate of naturalisation are assessed individually based on the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended.
Applicants are required to have 5 years reckonable residence in the State prior to making an application, except for spouses of Irish nationals where the requirement is 3 years. In all cases, the final 12 months must be continuous residence in the State with up to 70 days allowed to facilitate foreign travel for business, family, or holiday purposes.
Table 1 below shows the number of certificates of naturalisation that were issued in the last 10 years.
In the attached document, the countries of origin of those issued a certificate are outlined. Any country of origin that is less than 10 has been amalgamated into "Rest of the World", this is to avoid possibly identifying any person.
I can inform the Deputy that it is not possible to provide statistics on the number of naturalised Irish citizens who are currently resident in Ireland or who hold dual or multiple nationalities, as this information is not collected or maintained by my Department.
Table 1: Certificates of Naturalisation issued 2016-2025.
|
Year |
Certificates Issued |
|
2016 |
10,002 |
|
2017 |
8,178 |
|
2018 |
8,208 |
|
2019 |
5,778 |
|
2020 |
5,465 |
|
2021 |
9,766 |
|
2022 |
13,596 |
|
2023 |
18,265 |
|
2024 |
24,068 |
|
2025 |
31,244 |
* Please note, all tables and figures are correct at time of issue, however, all statistics may be subject to data cleansing
