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I think that the changes with regard to being absent from the state may only apply to the calculation of continuous residence i.e. only the last year?
Yes, that could be the case. I was reading what the spokesperson had said when the bill was first introduced, and it wasn't clear:
— the spokesperson said.The proposed amendments would also see an additional period of up to 30 days allowed due to exceptional circumstances,
In June, when announcing the publication of the General Scheme of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, I confirmed that the continuous residence requirement will be amended to allow for total absences of up to 70 days from the State in the year preceding the citizenship application being made and up to a further 30 days absence may also be allowed where necessitated by exceptional circumstances.
That is correct, since the legislation requires only the 365/366 days before your application date to be 'continuous'. This bill clarifies what the word continuous means in this context.
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/m ... alisation/You can leave Ireland for up to 70 days (in total) per year and still be considered resident in that year. If you leave for more than 70 days in one year, you should not count this period when you are calculating your reckonable residence.
An additional period of up to 30 days may be allowed if you left Ireland due to exceptional circumstances, for example, health reasons, family circumstances, employment or study. If you had to leave Ireland for longer than 70 days because of exceptional circumstances, you should explain this in your application.
If you spend more than 70 days outside of Ireland in the year immediately before your application for reasons other than exceptional circumstances, you may have to wait until the following year to make an application.
Altogether you must have 5 years (5 x 365 days*) reckonable residence out of the last 9 years. *You must add 1 day for any period which includes 29 February (a leap year)
