Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visa applications, citizenship applications and domestic residence permission applications that have been processed to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51546/21]

Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications and visa applications that were submitted in 2020; the number processed to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51547/21]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together.

My Department continued to accept and process immigration and citizenship applications throughout the pandemic. As the Deputy will appreciate, the figures for 2020 and to date in 2021, reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for and processing of applications.

The processing timeline for standard applications has unfortunately increased due to the disruption to normal business as all staff were adhering to the necessary health and safety related restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19.

The tables below set out the information requested by the Deputy.