Facts Section 15(1) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides, inter alia, that “Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of naturalisation, the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant the application, if satisfied that the applicant … (c) has had a period of one year’s continuous residence in the State immediately before the date … Read More
Jones v Minister for Justice
Jones v Minister for Justice
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
| Court/s: | Court of Appeal |
| Citation/s: | [2019] IECA 285 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial review/Appeal |
| Judgment Date/s: | 14 Nov 2019 |
| Judge: | Whelan M |
| Category: | Citizenship |
| Keywords: | Citizenship, Citizenship (Acquisition of), Naturalisation |
| Country of Origin: | Australia |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/31702c60-3d89-4ff8-a581-5ba6454fa1cf/2019_IECA_285_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The term “continuous residence” should be given its ordinary and natural meaning and the Minister was entitled to adopt a policy that permitted up to six weeks’ absence from the State per year while remaining continuously resident in the State for the purposes of an application for naturalisation. |