893. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons naturalised as Irish citizens who subsequently became ordinarily resident outside the State within one, two and five years of naturalisation, respectively; whether his Department monitors compliance with the declaration of an intention to continue to reside in the State; and the circumstances in which a breach of that declaration may result in revocation proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65023/26]

As the Deputy is aware, any person granted Irish naturalisation must intend in good faith to continue to reside in the State after their naturalisation.

Where a naturalised Irish citizen resides outside the State, for whatever reason, the person concerned should complete a “Declaration of Intention to Retain Irish Citizenship” Form 5. This form should be submitted annually while the person remains resident abroad.

Further information is available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/intention-to-retain-irish-citizenship/

I can advise the Deputy that my Department does not maintain statistics on the number of people naturalised as Irish citizens who subsequently became ordinarily resident outside the State within one, two or five years of naturalisation. Accordingly, the information sought is not available.

However, I can advise that 685 Form 5 declarations were received by my Department in 2025.

My Department actively reviews cases with a view to assessing whether citizenship revocation proceedings may be appropriate.