Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the countries from which citizenship applications are made; and the numbers of applications for the past five years. [15247/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 155 on 7 April, 2009 in relation to the number of applications received for the last five years. The position remains as stated.

The vast majority of applications for certificates of naturalisation are received from applicants residing in Ireland, because residency is a statutory requirement. However, a very small minority of applications are received from individuals residing abroad.

The following is a breakdown of the nationalities of applicants for naturalisation between 2005 and 2009.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 392: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the counties in which citizenship applicants are residing when making the application for the past five years. [15248/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide data on the counties in which applicants are residing when making applications for certificates of naturalisation.