Catherine Murphy
Ceist:156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of revocations of certificates of naturalisation from 2000 to date in tabular form. [53687/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 26 October 2022
Ceisteanna (156)
Freagraí scríofa
For the period referred to by the Deputy, a total of six revocations have taken place arising from voluntary revocation or information coming to light regarding identity.
A Committee of Enquiry into Revocations has been established to consider individual cases under the Act and make recommendations to me for final decision.
There have been seven hearings by the Committee of Enquiry into Revocations and seven reports issued for eight applicants since the initial formation of the committee in 2014 and the first hearing in December 2018.
Revocations to-date
|
Year |
No. |
|
2015 |
2 |
|
2016 |
2 |
|
2018 |
1 |
|
2020 |
1 |
The decisions are taken in accordance with the provisions of S.19 (1) of the Irish Citizenship & Naturalisation Act 1956, as amended and following a full consideration of the proportionality of the decision. The granting of Irish citizenship is a privilege and an honour and the revocation of Irish citizenship is only undertaken in the most serious of circumstances.