Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2016
229. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 14 April 2016, the numbers for each of the countries for the top 20 nationalities that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive. [8473/16]
View answer230. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the top 20 current European Union nationalities that have been naturalised, including the number per country per year, for each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive. [8474/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together.
The following tables show the breakdown of (1) the numbers from the top twenty nationalities, that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015 inclusive and (2) the numbers from the top twenty European Union nationalities, that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015 inclusive.
1. The Top twenty nationalities granted naturalisation:
|
- |
2006 |
No. |
2007 |
No. |
2008 |
No. |
2009 |
No. |
2010 |
No. |
2011 |
No. |
2012 |
No. |
2013 |
No. |
2014 |
No. |
2015 |
No. |
|
1 |
Pakistan |
220 |
Pakistan |
195 |
Nigeria |
319 |
Nigeria |
439 |
Nigeria |
979 |
Philippines |
1,766 |
Nigeria |
5,693 |
Nigeria |
5,783 |
Nigeria |
3,287 |
India |
1,611 |
|
2 |
Nigeria |
83 |
Nigeria |
141 |
Pakistan |
197 |
Philippines |
410 |
Philippines |
625 |
Nigeria |
1,228 |
Philippines |
3,847 |
India |
3,011 |
India |
2,939 |
Nigeria |
1,360 |
|
3 |
Kosovo |
81 |
India |
114 |
India |
163 |
India |
334 |
India |
434 |
India |
955 |
India |
2,623 |
Philippines |
2,485 |
Philippines |
2,184 |
Philippines |
1,167 |
|
4 |
India |
80 |
Russia |
79 |
Russia |
158 |
South Africa |
315 |
South Africa |
345 |
Bangladesh |
702 |
Pakistan |
1,292 |
Pakistan |
1,805 |
Pakistan |
1,244 |
Poland |
1,161 |
|
5 |
Congo |
54 |
Congo |
60 |
China |
113 |
Russia |
246 |
Pakistan |
291 |
Ukraine |
445 |
Ukraine |
819 |
Ukraine |
695 |
Romania |
1,029 |
Romania |
901 |
|
6 |
Russia |
41 |
USA |
53 |
South Africa |
108 |
Pakistan |
195 |
Russia |
249 |
Pakistan |
434 |
China |
800 |
China |
656 |
Poland |
939 |
Pakistan |
733 |
|
7 |
Romania |
43 |
Kosovo |
42 |
Ukraine |
103 |
USA |
155 |
Bangladesh |
231 |
South Africa |
424 |
South Africa |
707 |
Romania |
564 |
China |
576 |
China |
474 |
|
8 |
USA |
37 |
Romania |
42 |
USA |
91 |
Ukraine |
149 |
China |
219 |
China |
418 |
Moldova |
638 |
Moldova |
552 |
South Africa |
563 |
Brazil |
393 |
|
9 |
Vietnam |
37 |
South Africa |
41 |
Zimbabwe |
87 |
Bangladesh |
144 |
Ukraine |
200 |
Russia |
306 |
Bangladesh |
568 |
Poland |
507 |
Ukraine |
536 |
South Africa |
369 |
|
10 |
Somalia |
36 |
Sudan |
40 |
Philippines |
83 |
China |
133 |
Sudan |
159 |
Moldova |
284 |
Russia |
467 |
South Africa |
488 |
Brazil |
459 |
Latvia |
328 |
|
11 |
China |
27 |
China |
37 |
Sudan |
83 |
Sudan |
117 |
Zimbabwe |
144 |
Sudan |
284 |
Romania |
459 |
Iraq |
417 |
Congo |
422 |
Ukraine |
323 |
|
12 |
Sudan |
27 |
Ukraine |
33 |
Congo |
82 |
Romania |
112 |
Romania |
131 |
Zimbabwe |
189 |
Sudan |
420 |
Bangladesh |
403 |
Moldova |
356 |
USA |
246 |
|
13 |
Bosnia |
25 |
Iraq |
32 |
Iraq |
77 |
Zimbabwe |
112 |
USA |
122 |
Belarus |
184 |
Poland |
360 |
Russia |
328 |
Russia |
319 |
Congo |
245 |
|
14 |
South Africa |
25 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
31 |
Romania |
73 |
Congo |
106 |
Congo |
113 |
USA |
151 |
Ghana |
297 |
Congo |
313 |
USA |
304 |
Thailand |
208 |
|
15 |
Hong Kong |
22 |
Egypt |
30 |
Moldova |
67 |
Belarus |
70 |
Moldova |
111 |
Thailand |
139 |
USA |
263 |
Sudan |
292 |
Thailand |
274 |
Sudan |
179 |
|
16 |
Angola |
18 |
Somalia |
29 |
Angola |
61 |
Moldova |
70 |
Belarus |
101 |
Romania |
138 |
Zimbabwe |
260 |
Ghana |
287 |
Sudan |
253 |
Hungary |
172 |
|
17 |
UK |
22 |
Angola |
28 |
Croatia |
60 |
UK |
57 |
UK |
97 |
Congo |
132 |
Iraq |
250 |
Somalia |
263 |
Latvia |
225 |
Russia |
154 |
|
18 |
Egypt |
18 |
Philippines |
28 |
UK |
60 |
Malaysia |
54 |
Egypt |
87 |
Egypt |
129 |
Egypt |
248 |
Iran |
255 |
Bangladesh |
222 |
Malaysia |
149 |
|
19 |
Libya |
18 |
Vietnam |
28 |
Kosovo |
57 |
Croatia |
53 |
Somalia |
73 |
Turkey |
122 |
Belarus |
219 |
Algeria |
253 |
Algeria |
221 |
Bangladesh |
141 |
|
20 |
Croatia |
16 |
Hong Kong |
27 |
Algeria |
52 |
Australia |
52 |
Malaysia |
69 |
Malaysia |
120 |
Thailand |
209 |
Brazil |
245 |
Ghana |
218 |
Zimbabwe |
133 |
2. Top European Union nationalities granted naturalisation:
|
- |
2006 |
No. |
2007 |
No. |
2008 |
No. |
2009 |
No. |
2010 |
No. |
2011 |
No. |
2012 |
No. |
2013 |
No. |
2014 |
No. |
2015 |
No. |
|
1 |
Romania |
43 |
Romania |
42 |
Romania |
73 |
Romania |
112 |
Romania |
131 |
Romania |
138 |
Romania |
459 |
Romania |
564 |
Romania |
1,029 |
Poland |
1,161 |
|
2 |
UK |
22 |
UK |
21 |
Croatia |
60 |
UK |
57 |
UK |
97 |
UK |
70 |
Poland |
360 |
Poland |
507 |
Poland |
939 |
Romania |
901 |
|
3 |
Croatia |
16 |
Bulgaria |
14 |
UK |
60 |
Croatia |
53 |
Croatia |
63 |
Croatia |
68 |
Croatia |
119 |
Latvia |
150 |
Latvia |
225 |
Latvia |
328 |
|
4 |
Poland |
12 |
Croatia |
9 |
Bulgaria |
23 |
Bulgaria |
37 |
Bulgaria |
39 |
Bulgaria |
45 |
Latvia |
106 |
Bulgaria |
83 |
Hungary |
137 |
Hungary |
172 |
|
5 |
Germany |
5 |
Italy |
4 |
Poland |
9 |
Latvia |
15 |
Poland |
29 |
Latvia |
25 |
Bulgaria |
89 |
Lithuania |
80 |
Lithuania |
103 |
Lithuania |
126 |
|
6 |
Latvia |
4 |
Latvia |
4 |
Latvia |
8 |
Poland |
13 |
Latvia |
19 |
Poland |
25 |
UK |
85 |
Hungary |
77 |
Bulgaria |
100 |
Bulgaria |
107 |
|
7 |
Portugal |
2 |
Poland |
4 |
Germany |
6 |
Germany |
9 |
Germany |
17 |
Germany |
22 |
Lithuania |
45 |
Croatia |
64 |
Croatia |
67 |
UK |
54 |
|
8 |
Czech Republic |
3 |
Czech Republic |
2 |
France |
5 |
Lithuania |
9 |
Lithuania |
14 |
Lithuania |
14 |
Hungary |
38 |
UK |
55 |
UK |
51 |
Italy |
38 |
|
9 |
France |
1 |
Germany |
2 |
Slovak Republic |
3 |
Hungary |
5 |
France |
10 |
Estonia |
7 |
Germany |
17 |
Estonia |
40 |
Estonia |
43 |
Slovak Republic |
36 |
|
10 |
Hungary |
2 |
Czech Republic |
2 |
Slovak Republic |
5 |
The Netherlands |
8 |
Italy |
7 |
Slovak Republic |
17 |
Slovak Republic |
34 |
Slovak Republic |
43 |
Germany |
34 |
||
|
11 |
Cyprus |
1 |
The Netherlands |
2 |
Finland |
4 |
Slovak Republic |
8 |
Czech Republic |
5 |
Estonia |
16 |
Italy |
21 |
Italy |
35 |
Croatia |
33 |
||
|
12 |
Portugal |
1 |
Denmark |
1 |
The Netherlands |
4 |
Estonia |
6 |
France |
5 |
France |
13 |
Czech Republic |
13 |
Czech Republic |
32 |
Czech Republic |
30 |
||
|
13 |
Greece |
1 |
Czech Republic |
3 |
Czech Republic |
5 |
Spain |
4 |
Czech Republic |
11 |
Portugal |
13 |
Germany |
26 |
Estonia |
26 |
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|
14 |
Italy |
1 |
Estonia |
2 |
Italy |
5 |
Slovak Republic |
3 |
Italy |
11 |
Germany |
11 |
France |
24 |
France |
25 |
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|
15 |
Lithuania |
1 |
Greece |
2 |
Spain |
3 |
Cyprus |
2 |
The Netherlands |
11 |
France |
10 |
Spain |
22 |
Spain |
14 |
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|
16 |
Spain |
1 |
Italy |
2 |
Greece |
2 |
Finland |
2 |
Portugal |
8 |
Spain |
9 |
Greece |
17 |
Portugal |
11 |
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|
17 |
Malta |
2 |
Portugal |
2 |
Sweden |
2 |
Greece |
6 |
Greece |
8 |
Sweden |
9 |
Greece |
8 |
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|
18 |
Portugal |
2 |
Austria |
1 |
Austria |
1 |
Spain |
5 |
The Netherlands |
6 |
The Netherlands |
6 |
The Netherlands |
7 |
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|
19 |
Spain |
2 |
Hungary |
1 |
Hungary |
1 |
Slovenia |
2 |
Finland |
4 |
Cyprus |
4 |
Belgium |
5 |
||||||
|
20 |
Belgium |
1 |
The Netherlands |
1 |
Sweden |
2 |
Belgium |
3 |
Portugal |
4 |
Slovenia |
2 |
