Citizenship Applications
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-11
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

My question relates to applications of citizenship. What should be a joyful process and a wonderful experience has become mired in delay. What measures has the Department taken to reduce the backlog? The response to a recent question from a colleague on the Government side of the House confirmed that there is a backlog of 15,000 on the waiting list. How far back is that? It mentions 2021 and 2022. Does it go back even further?

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Sitting date: 2023-10-11