Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----people with relatives and people who may be British citizens but who are from the North of Ireland. They do not have to apply for naturalisation. They just have to apply for the passport. I take it the Minister of State's answer was in respect of that category. Will he confirm that is the case? On the other hand, Deputy O’Brien is referring to a category of people who do not have an automatic entitlement as a result of marriage or length of time living in the country. Those people can apply for naturalisation. I would welcome clarification from the Minister of State on this issue, because it is important.

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