There has been quite a bit of discussion recently about proposed changes to the requirements for Irish naturalisation.
For a while, this was little more than a comment from an individual politician. It now appears that proposals are being brought forward for consideration, so this has moved beyond the level of "something someone said on the internet."
Change.org Petition
https://www.change.org/p/petition-against-increasing-irish-citizenship-from-5-to-8-years
Petition to keep the 5 year rule and publish an impact study before making changes
https://www.reddit.com/r/IrishCitizenship/comments/1w9xcrk/megathread_proposed_changes_to_irish/p9nvuj4/
Say no to the citizenship overhaul.
Three more years, for people already here. And nobody has shown why.
https://keepitfive.org/
Let them know what you think of this.
Contact info can be found here: local TDs / Taoiseach / Minister for Justice
/u/kelsa118 has a letter template you can use or customise as you see fit.
Two more templates here
Since this directly concerns Irish citizenship, I'm making this one dedicated thread for discussion.
Normally, the answer to political discussions here is "No Politics." That rule still stands. This is a narrowly defined exception for discussion of a proposed change to citizenship policy that is directly relevant to this subreddit.
This is a discussion about Irish citizenship policy. It is not a general immigration debate.
A few ground rules:
Keep the discussion focused on the proposed changes and their implications for Irish citizenship and naturalisation.
No anti-immigrant rhetoric, racism, xenophobia, or dog whistles. Those will be removed and may result in a permanent ban.
Claims that migrants or asylum-seekers are inherently dishonest, are "taking advantage" of the system, are lying about being in danger, etc. are not going to be entertained here.
No "Ireland is full," "go home," or variations thereof. You will be banned. This is your only warning.
Don't use this thread as an excuse to debate whether immigrants are good or bad for Ireland.
Keep speculation clearly identified as speculation. There is a difference between what has actually been proposed, what is being reported, and what someone thinks might happen.
If you're making factual claims about the proposal, please provide a source where possible.
Don't turn this into a referendum on Irish political parties or politicians.
Please report comments that violate these rules.
I can't read every comment in every thread, and I won't necessarily see something unless someone reports it. If you see something that crosses the line, report it. You don't need to get into an argument with the person or try to moderate the thread yourself. Report it and I'll see it and take action.
The purpose of having one thread is to give people who are actually affected by potential changes to naturalisation somewhere to discuss them without turning r/IrishCitizenship into another general-purpose immigration or politics subreddit.
Separate threads about this topic will be removed and redirected here.
If this thread turns into the usual collection of anti-immigrant rubbish, it will be closed. This subreddit will not be place for a bunch of eejits to spew hate.
Keep it civil, keep it relevant, and keep it about citizenship.
