“Extending the residency requirement to eight years before people can even apply for citizenship is out of line with other countries. France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands allow people to apply after five years. In Canada, Australia and the US, where thousands of Irish people go every year, people can apply after three to five years.”
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Five years was the promise.
People came to Ireland on the rule of five years and planned their lives on it. The Government wants eight, for them too, and has published no reason why.