Irish Citizenship for spouse

Hi Guys,

I am seeking some suggest on Irish Citizenship for spouse. as my wife is about to complete 5 years on Stamp 3 ( dependent of Stamp4).
we came to Ireland in Oct 2009 together but she had 8 month gaps (jan 2012 to Aug 2012) but since then she is continue staying in Ireland.

Here my question is

- shall i apply her application based on 5 years Residency
or

Shall i wait until my approval? as i have application almost 6 months ago? so is there special consideration for spouse application for Irish connection ?

any suggestion would be highly appreciated..


Thanks Million