Written answers
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Citizenship Applications
8:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been granted naturalisation for each of the past ten years with a breakdown by nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The table below sets out the available information requested by the Deputy. Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide data on the grant of naturalisation by country of origin.
Year | Certificates Issued |
1997 | 297 |
1998 | 352 |
1999 | 416 |
2000 | 125 |
2001 | 1,048 |
2002 | 1,332 |
2003 | 1,664 |
2004 | 1,335 |
2005 | 1,451 |
2006 | 1,390 |
2007 | 1,444 |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused naturalisation for each of the past ten years with a breakdown by nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33133/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The table below sets out the available information requested by the Deputy. Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide data on refusal by country of origin.
Year | Applications Refused |
1997 | 68 |
1998 | 31 |
1999 | 79 |
2000 | 57 |
2001 | 8 |
2002 | 109 |
2003 | 179 |
2004 | 759 |
2005 | 1,867 |
2006 | 509 |
2007 | 341 |
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