Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2008
382 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can apply for carer’s allowance or benefit from the Department of Social and Family Affairs without such a claim having a negative impact on their application for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24679/08]
View answerThe Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided that certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant is required to show that they have been supporting themselves and their families without recourse to State support for a three year period prior to applying for naturalisation, and that, furthermore, they can show, as far as is practical, that they have the capacity of supporting themselves into the future.
