Jimmy Deenihan
Question:61 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when applications made by a number of individuals residing abroad for Irish citizenship, under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986, will be processed.
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61 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when applications made by a number of individuals residing abroad for Irish citizenship, under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986, will be processed.
Under the terms of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts, 1956 and 1986, individuals residing abroad may, if so entitled, become Irish citizens by having their births registered under the foreign births registration provisions of the Acts or by lodging, in the prescribed manner, a declaration accepting Irish citizenship as their post-nuptial citizenship.