Seanad debates

Wednesday, 22 October 2003

Irish Nationality and Citizenship and Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

The expression "entitlement" is also used in the Bill in the context of the issue by the Minister or by a consular officer of certificates of nationality, which are different from a certificate of naturalisation. A certificate of nationality can only be issued to an Irish citizen. In that sense, it merely reflects the existing reality of that person's citizenship; it cannot become a vehicle for conferring citizenship. The second point is that it cannot be issued to a person who was, at the absolute discretion of the Minister, naturalised. Therefore, it has no immediate relevance in the context of the investment-based naturalisation scheme.

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