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229. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 14 April 2016, the numbers for each of the countries for the top 20 nationalities that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive. [8473/16]

230. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the top 20 current European Union nationalities that have been naturalised, including the number per country per year, for each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive. [8474/16]

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Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together.
The following tables show the breakdown of (1) the numbers from the top twenty nationalities, that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015 inclusive and (2) the numbers from the top twenty European Union nationalities, that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015 inclusive.
1. The Top twenty nationalities granted naturalisation:

- 2006 No. 2007 No. 2008 No. 2009 No. 2010 No. 2011 No. 2012 No. 2013 No. 2014 No. 2015 No.
1 Pakistan 220 Pakistan 195 Nigeria 319 Nigeria 439 Nigeria 979 Philippines 1,766 Nigeria 5,693 Nigeria 5,783 Nigeria 3,287 India 1,611
2 Nigeria 83 Nigeria 141 Pakistan 197 Philippines 410 Philippines 625 Nigeria 1,228 Philippines 3,847 India 3,011 India 2,939 Nigeria 1,360
3 Kosovo 81 India 114 India 163 India 334 India 434 India 955 India 2,623 Philippines 2,485 Philippines 2,184 Philippines 1,167
4 India 80 Russia 79 Russia 158 South Africa 315 South Africa 345 Bangladesh 702 Pakistan 1,292 Pakistan 1,805 Pakistan 1,244 Poland 1,161
5 Congo 54 Congo 60 China 113 Russia 246 Pakistan 291 Ukraine 445 Ukraine 819 Ukraine 695 Romania 1,029 Romania 901
6 Russia 41 USA 53 South Africa 108 Pakistan 195 Russia 249 Pakistan 434 China 800 China 656 Poland 939 Pakistan 733
7 Romania 43 Kosovo 42 Ukraine 103 USA 155 Bangladesh 231 South Africa 424 South Africa 707 Romania 564 China 576 China 474
8 USA 37 Romania 42 USA 91 Ukraine 149 China 219 China 418 Moldova 638 Moldova 552 South Africa 563 Brazil 393
9 Vietnam 37 South Africa 41 Zimbabwe 87 Bangladesh 144 Ukraine 200 Russia 306 Bangladesh 568 Poland 507 Ukraine 536 South Africa 369
10 Somalia 36 Sudan 40 Philippines 83 China 133 Sudan 159 Moldova 284 Russia 467 South Africa 488 Brazil 459 Latvia 328
11 China 27 China 37 Sudan 83 Sudan 117 Zimbabwe 144 Sudan 284 Romania 459 Iraq 417 Congo 422 Ukraine 323
12 Sudan 27 Ukraine 33 Congo 82 Romania 112 Romania 131 Zimbabwe 189 Sudan 420 Bangladesh 403 Moldova 356 USA 246
13 Bosnia 25 Iraq 32 Iraq 77 Zimbabwe 112 USA 122 Belarus 184 Poland 360 Russia 328 Russia 319 Congo 245
14 South Africa 25 Bosnia & Herzegovina 31 Romania 73 Congo 106 Congo 113 USA 151 Ghana 297 Congo 313 USA 304 Thailand 208
15 Hong Kong 22 Egypt 30 Moldova 67 Belarus 70 Moldova 111 Thailand 139 USA 263 Sudan 292 Thailand 274 Sudan 179
16 Angola 18 Somalia 29 Angola 61 Moldova 70 Belarus 101 Romania 138 Zimbabwe 260 Ghana 287 Sudan 253 Hungary 172
17 UK 22 Angola 28 Croatia 60 UK 57 UK 97 Congo 132 Iraq 250 Somalia 263 Latvia 225 Russia 154
18 Egypt 18 Philippines 28 UK 60 Malaysia 54 Egypt 87 Egypt 129 Egypt 248 Iran 255 Bangladesh 222 Malaysia 149
19 Libya 18 Vietnam 28 Kosovo 57 Croatia 53 Somalia 73 Turkey 122 Belarus 219 Algeria 253 Algeria 221 Bangladesh 141
20 Croatia 16 Hong Kong 27 Algeria 52 Australia 52 Malaysia 69 Malaysia 120 Thailand 209 Brazil 245 Ghana 218 Zimbabwe 133
2. Top European Union nationalities granted naturalisation:
- 2006 No. 2007 No. 2008 No. 2009 No. 2010 No. 2011 No. 2012 No. 2013 No. 2014 No. 2015 No.
1 Romania 43 Romania 42 Romania 73 Romania 112 Romania 131 Romania 138 Romania 459 Romania 564 Romania 1,029 Poland 1,161
2 UK 22 UK 21 Croatia 60 UK 57 UK 97 UK 70 Poland 360 Poland 507 Poland 939 Romania 901
3 Croatia 16 Bulgaria 14 UK 60 Croatia 53 Croatia 63 Croatia 68 Croatia 119 Latvia 150 Latvia 225 Latvia 328
4 Poland 12 Croatia 9 Bulgaria 23 Bulgaria 37 Bulgaria 39 Bulgaria 45 Latvia 106 Bulgaria 83 Hungary 137 Hungary 172
5 Germany 5 Italy 4 Poland 9 Latvia 15 Poland 29 Latvia 25 Bulgaria 89 Lithuania 80 Lithuania 103 Lithuania 126
6 Latvia 4 Latvia 4 Latvia 8 Poland 13 Latvia 19 Poland 25 UK 85 Hungary 77 Bulgaria 100 Bulgaria 107
7 Portugal 2 Poland 4 Germany 6 Germany 9 Germany 17 Germany 22 Lithuania 45 Croatia 64 Croatia 67 UK 54
8 Czech Republic 3 Czech Republic 2 France 5 Lithuania 9 Lithuania 14 Lithuania 14 Hungary 38 UK 55 UK 51 Italy 38
9 France 1 Germany 2 Slovak Republic 3 Hungary 5 France 10 Estonia 7 Germany 17 Estonia 40 Estonia 43 Slovak Republic 36
10 Hungary 2 Czech Republic 2 Slovak Republic 5 The Netherlands 8 Italy 7 Slovak Republic 17 Slovak Republic 34 Slovak Republic 43 Germany 34
11 Cyprus 1 The Netherlands 2 Finland 4 Slovak Republic 8 Czech Republic 5 Estonia 16 Italy 21 Italy 35 Croatia 33
12 Portugal 1 Denmark 1 The Netherlands 4 Estonia 6 France 5 France 13 Czech Republic 13 Czech Republic 32 Czech Republic 30
13 Greece 1 Czech Republic 3 Czech Republic 5 Spain 4 Czech Republic 11 Portugal 13 Germany 26 Estonia 26
14 Italy 1 Estonai 2 Italy 5 Slovak Republic 3 Italy 11 Germany 11 France 24 France 25
15 Lithuania 1 Greece 2 Spain 3 Cyprus 2 The Netherlands 11 France 10 Spain 22 Spain 14
16 Spain 1 Italy 2 Greece 2 Finland 2 Portugal 8 Spain 9 Greece 17 Portugal 11
17 Malta 2 Portugal 2 Sweden 2 Greece 6 Greece 8 Sweden 9 Greece 8
18 Portugal 2 Austria 1 Austria 1 Spain 5 The Netherlands 6 The Netherlands 6 The Netherlands 7
19 Spain 2 Hungary 1 Hungary 1 Slovenia 2 Finland 4 Cyprus 4 Belgium 5
20 Belgium 1 The Netherlands 1 Sweden 2 Belgium 3 Portugal 4 Slovenia 2
Question No. 231 answered with Question No. 187.