Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2026
1371. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to review the process through which children of Irish citizens who were born in another country can become Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42627/26]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that any person born outside the island of Ireland can become an Irish citizen if one of their parents was an Irish citizen at the time of their birth or through an Irish national grandparent born in Ireland.
A person can also obtain Irish citizenship through the Foreign Births Register, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for the operation of the Register. For more information please see: www.dfa.ie/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/
I have no plans at this time to review the process through which children of Irish citizens born abroad can become Irish citizens.
