Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2016
294. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated number of persons resident in Great Britain who are eligible for Irish passports through descent from Irish parents or grandparents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29753/16]
View answerThe United Kingdom 2011 census data, which is the most recently available, indicates that the number of Irish-born citizens resident in Great Britain at that time was 430,309 of whom 395,182 were resident in England, 22,952 in Scotland and 12,175 in Wales.
With regard to the number of persons who are otherwise Irish citizens, or entitled to claim Irish citizenship by descent, estimates vary and figures are not verifiable.
