Source document
Dáil Éireann debate, 14 December 2004: Written Answers - Citizenship Applications [33010/04]
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 8 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Written answer of 14 Dec 2004 (Q299): the 1995 internal report and 2002 findings; the 2002 review group report says over £100 million was invested (in the data); files on 128 persons with the Moriarty tribunal (added, new indicator proposed); 107 primary investors plus 76 spouses and minor children, 183 citizens (in the data; 107 + 76 = 183); no records of passports kept; Government approval to abolish the scheme and the 2004 Act provision.
What it supports
6 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Numbers (5)
- Dependants granted citizenship76 persons1988-2004 · Oireachtas 2004Final figureIreland · Citizenship by investment scheme
- Investment by programme investorsLimit: IEP 100 million1988-2004 · Oireachtas 2004ClaimIreland · Citizenship by investment scheme
- Main applicants approved107 persons1988-2004 · Oireachtas 2004Final figureIreland · Citizenship by investment scheme
- People granted citizenship183 persons1988-2004 · Oireachtas 2004Final figureIreland · Citizenship by investment scheme
- Programme case files under external inquiry128 persons2004-12-14 · Oireachtas 2004Final figureIreland · Citizenship by investment scheme
About the document
What it covers Final totals: 107 primary investors and 76 spouses/minor children (183 persons); over £100m invested (citing Review Group report para 2.14); files of 128 persons with the Moriarty Tribunal
Notes Oireachtas open-data XML (Akoma Ntoso) of the official Dáil report; the oireachtas.ie web page is behind a CAPTCHA, so the XML from data.oireachtas.ie was stored instead. Same text as the Official Report.
Source id irl-dail-wa-2004-12-14 · accessed 2 Oct 2026