Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship processed in 2015 to date; and the percentage of these that were processed within six months. [41650/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the number of citizenship applications that have received a decision so far in 2015 is 11,900.

Over 70% of these cases were decided within six months of receipt of a valid application.