891. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted Irish citizenship by naturalisation in each year from 2016 to date, by previous nationality; the number of applications received and refused for each nationality; the refusal rate in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65022/26]

All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are assessed individually based on the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria for naturalisation can only be made after an application is received.

Last week, Minister O'Callaghan and I secured Government approval for the priority drafting of legislation to strengthen Ireland's naturalisation framework. The proposed draft legislation is intended to simultaneously strengthen the integrity of the naturalisation system and align Ireland more closely with processes in several other EU Member States.

The figures requested by the Deputy are provided in the table below and in the files attached. My Department continues to register applications received in 2025 and the provided information is up to 30 September 2025.

In the attached documents, any country of origin that is less than 10 has been amalgamated into "Rest of the World", this is to avoid possibly identifying any person.

The number of refusals issued in the last 10 years is outlined in the below table. Given that almost all nationalities listed are 'less than 10' for each year, a nationality breakdown is not available.