Ivor Callely
Question:124 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who applied for Irish citizenship in 1990; and the number who were successful.
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124 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who applied for Irish citizenship in 1990; and the number who were successful.
The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts set out three ways in which a person, not born in Ireland, may acquire Irish citizenship. These are through registration in the foreign births register of the birth abroad of persons whose parents or grandparents were Irish citizens, declaration of acceptance of post-nuptial citizenship by the spouse of an Irish citizen and by being granted a certificate of naturalisation.
The foreign births register is maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and, therefore, any questions concerning the register should be addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.