Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
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272. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizenships awarded in each month since March 2011. [43882/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The number of certificates of naturalisation granted in each month from March 2011 to October 2014 are 400, 300, 600, 800, 1,800, 2,100, 2,200, 700, 0, 800, 300, 2,600, 300, 3,800, 300, 4,900, 200, 4,300, 500, 3,200, 500, 4,100, 500, 200, 3,100, 1,500, 3,000, 500, 4,900, 200, 4,300, 500, 3,200, 500, 4,100, 500, 200, 3,100, 1,500, 3,000, 500, 4,900, 5,100, 600, 4,300, 400, 0, 3,600, 900, 4,500, 400, 700, 400, 4,000, 700, 3,800 and 400.

The Deputy may wish to note that the smaller numbers of cases in certain months relate to minors who were granted naturalisation, while the larger numbers of cases in certain months indicate that citizenship ceremonies were held in those months.