• Fine Gael TD for Cork East
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Flood Relief Schemes, Tobacco Control Measures, Defence Forces, Customs and Excise, Departmental Schemes

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)

“6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of naturalisation applications received in each year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the measures being taken by his Department to further reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36655/25]”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is clear that the volume of applications has greatly increased over the last five years while processing times continue to fall year on year. This is very encouraging. The work of the Minister and his Department must be acknowledged in this regard. I appreciate that the Minister of State may not have the figures at hand. Does he have an...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)

“We recently saw over 7,500 people conferred with Irish citizenship at ceremonies in Killarney. While this is a joyous step on their journey of becoming an Irish citizen, we have seen instances where certificates of naturalisation have taken considerable time to arrive following the ceremony. Unfortunately, this can cause undue problems for the applicants when applying for a passport or...”

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• Has spoken in 17 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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