Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 December 2007
230 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been granted naturalisation for each of the past ten years with a breakdown by nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/07]
View answerThe table below sets out the available information requested by the Deputy. Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide data on the grant of naturalisation by country of origin.
|
Year |
Certificates Issued |
|
1997 |
297 |
|
1998 |
352 |
|
1999 |
416 |
|
2000 |
125 |
|
2001 |
1,048 |
|
2002 |
1,332 |
|
2003 |
1,664 |
|
2004 |
1,335 |
|
2005 |
1,451 |
|
2006 |
1,390 |
|
2007 |
1,444 (as at 25 Nov 2007) |
231 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused naturalisation for each of the past ten years with a breakdown by nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33133/07]
View answerThe table below sets out the available information requested by the Deputy. Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide data on refusal by country of origin.
|
Year |
Applications Refused |
|
1997 |
68 |
|
1998 |
31 |
|
1999 |
79 |
|
2000 |
57 |
|
2001 |
8 |
|
2002 |
109 |
|
2003 |
179 |
|
2004 |
759 |
|
2005 |
1,867 |
|
2006 |
509 |
|
2007 |
341 (as at 25 Nov 2007) |
