Martin Ferris
Question:120 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) resident here and paying tax since 1964 should have to pay to apply for citizenship. [32603/04]
View answerWednesday, 8 December 2004
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The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 1993, as amended in 1996, provides that certain fees are payable on the making of a declaration of post-nuptial citizenship or on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The fee for making a declaration of post-nuptial citizenship is €126.97. The normal fee for naturalisation is €634.87. Exceptions are made in the case of a spouse or widow of an Irish citizen or a minor, with a fee of €126.97, as well as in the case of convention refugees, programme refugees and stateless persons, to whom no fee applies. There are no further provisions for exemptions or reduced fees in the relevant regulations.