asked the Minister for Justice if he will state (a) the number of aliens who have come into this country in each of the years 1939-1945, inclusive; and (b) the number of these people who have been granted certificates of naturalisation and citizenship.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Aliens Entering Éire.
The following are the numbers of aliens who came to this country in each of the years 1939 to 1945, inclusive, who were liable to registration under the Aliens Act, 1935, and are still resident here:— 1939, 292; 1940, 56; 1941, 17; 1942, 10; 1943, 23; 1944, 14; 1945, 118. Of these aliens 50 have been naturalised. Twenty-six of the naturalised persons are males and 24 are females, of whom 11 are married to Irishmen.