PQ 920
920. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the transitional arrangements that will be in place for workers already resident in Ireland who are concerned by plans to increase residency requirements to eight years in order to obtain citizenship; if the new residency rules will apply retrospectively to those already present in the State on appropriate visas or only to those who are arrive in Ireland after its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter [65186/26]
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16 September 2026
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16 September 2026 · Citizenship Applications
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Denise Mitchell
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Immigration
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16 September 2026
Summary
920. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the transitional arrangements that will be in place for workers already resident in Ireland who are concerned by plans to increase residency requirements to eight years in order to obtain citizenship; if the new residency rules will apply retrospectively to those already present in the State on appropriate visas or only to those who are arrive in Ireland after its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter [65186/26]
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16 September 2026
Citizenship Applications
920. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the transitional arrangements that will be in place for workers already resident in Ireland who are concerned by plans to increase residency requirements to eight years in order to obtain citizenship; if the new residency rules will apply retrospectively to those already present in the State on appropriate visas or only to those who are arrive in Ireland after its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter [65186/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-09-16/920/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-09-16/pq_920
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