John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have already asked the European Parliament and European institutions about when that information will be available. It will be after the European Council meeting on 22 March and 23 March. That is the possible timeframe but nothing is definitive yet. The language concerning citizenship is archaic and unusual. The phrase used is “the right to assert citizenship”. I did not mention citizenship specifically, because that would bring us back to the passports and other documents. If a person can assert his or her citizenship, and not his or her right to citizenship, then that person is entitled to vote. That is the best answer I have for that question.

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