Written answers
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Citizenship Applications
11:00 pm
Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people that have applied for naturalisation during the period 2000 to 2005; the comparison figure for 1980 to 1985 and 1990 to 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13301/07]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The statistics required by the Deputy are set out in tabular form below. These figures illustrate a significant increase in the volume of applications for naturalisation received in recent years.
I should point out that prior to 1997, each application was assigned a registration number, a record of which was then manually entered into ledgers. Some such registration numbers were subsequently cancelled or the applicant assigned a different number and this may result in minor discrepancies in the data provided.
Year | Applications for naturalisation received | Year | Applications for naturalisation received | Year | Applications for naturalisation received |
1980 | 163 | 1990 | 372 | 2000 | 1,004 |
1981 | 187 | 1991 | 648 | 2001 | 1,431 |
1982 | 251 | 1992 | 473 | 2002 | 3,574 |
1983 | 228 | 1993 | 255 | 2003 | 3,580 |
1984 | 228 | 1994 | 283 | 2004 | 4,074 |
1985 | 246 | 1995 | 295 | 2005 | 4,523 |
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