#keepitfiveSay no to the citizenship overhaul

Press your councillors

Your vote counts to your councillor. Theirs counts to the committee.

  1. Youand your community
  2. Your councillor948, in 31 councils
  3. The Justice Committee14 TDs and Senators
  4. The MinisterJim O’Callaghan
  5. Your changesfor people already here

Why councillors? Everyone living here can vote for one, whatever their citizenship; only Irish and British citizens vote for TDs (Citizens Information). Councillors also elect 43 of the 60 Senators (Citizens Information). The fourteen on the committee are on Write to your TDs.

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Write to your councillor

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Not sure of your area? It is on your polling card, and checktheregister.ie shows it from your address.

Not legal advice. The Bill itself has not been drafted. The General Scheme was published on 21 September 2026 and is here as a PDF, and summarised Head by Head on The Bill; anyone assessing their own position should read it and take advice on their own dates and permissions.

Compiled 10 September 2026 from published sources. Last updated . Plain-text version, every figure with its source: /facts.php.