'Some merit' in having language proficiency test for people seeking Irish citizenship, Tánaiste says

Tánaiste Simon Harris and enterprise minister Peter Burke speaking to the media at the Intel campus in Leixlip, Co Kildare, where a €5bn investment was announced.

There is "merit" in considering an assessment of language proficiency of people who seek Irish citizenship, the Tánaiste has said.

Pointing to the many positive changes that have been made to the citizenship process in recent years, Simon Harris said there was always value in reviewing and refining the system.