Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the process whereby an Irish citizen is married to a US citizen, they have a child who is also an Irish citizen, specifying the steps they need to take to become an Irish citizen in these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39016/25]

Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

Someone who is married to, or in a civil partnership with an Irish citizen, may apply for Irish citizenship upon satisfying the relevant criteria.

Such applicants are required to be married to, or in a civil partnership with an Irish citizen for three years or more, and have lived legally on the island of Ireland for three out of the last five years before making an application. The final 12 months must be continuous residence in the State with up to 70 days allowed to facilitate foreign travel for business family or holiday purposes.

Detailed information on how to apply for naturalisation, along with the other qualifying criteria as the spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen, is available on my Department’s Immigration website here:

As an Oireachtas member, the Deputy can also request the status of individual immigration cases by e-mail, using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process.