Pathways to citizenship through naturalisation in Ireland Dec 2020Report

Interesting report about Pathways to citizenship through naturalisation in Ireland published today on the 7th of December.
https://www.esri.ie/publications/pathwa ... in-ireland

Contains number of interesting reference links. For example regarding welfare impact on citizenship application that was frequently asked on forum:

"There is no statutory economic requirement for persons applying for naturalisation. However, applicants are currently required to submit information and documentation in their application on means of income and whether they have received social welfare in the three years prior to application (see Section 5.1.2). It is reported that in the past applicants were required to have been ‘selfsupporting’, by showing they had not been dependent on social welfare for three years prior to application (McGinnity et al., 2012). This requirement was not referred to in legislation or in publicly available guidelines (Cosgrave, 2011; Migration Policy Group and Immigrant Council of Ireland, 2013). In 2010, the then Minister for Justice and Law Reform reported that the main negative factors contributing to refusals of naturalisation applications were where the Minister was not satisfied the applicant was of good character and/or had not demonstrated they were in a position to support themselves and their dependants.192 In 2016, the Department of Justice and Equality noted that the requirement for applicants to have been self-supporting featured less strongly in decision-making, stating that a more pragmatic approach has been taken and that social welfare checks are only carried out in cases where specific queries may arise (Barrett et al., 2017). The Department of Justice and Equality stated an applicant’s means of financial support forms part of the overall range of information considered by the Minister when deciding on an application."