PQ 961
961. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline precisely which categories of welfare payments are planned to render an applicant ineligible for naturalisation under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026; if there are specific time limits with regard to claiming particular welfare payments that will result in ineligibility; and clarify that being in receipt of children's allowance, maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parent's benefit or similar will not make a person ineligible for naturalistion. [65743/26]
Introduced
16 September 2026
Last action
16 September 2026 · Citizenship Applications
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written
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Denise Mitchell
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Immigration
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16 September 2026
Summary
961. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline precisely which categories of welfare payments are planned to render an applicant ineligible for naturalisation under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026; if there are specific time limits with regard to claiming particular welfare payments that will result in ineligibility; and clarify that being in receipt of children's allowance, maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parent's benefit or similar will not make a person ineligible for naturalistion. [65743/26]
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16 September 2026
Citizenship Applications
961. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline precisely which categories of welfare payments are planned to render an applicant ineligible for naturalisation under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026; if there are specific time limits with regard to claiming particular welfare payments that will result in ineligibility; and clarify that being in receipt of children's allowance, maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parent's benefit or similar will not make a person ineligible for naturalistion. [65743/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-09-16/961/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-09-16/pq_961
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