Questions

408. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the suspension of visa free travel for Israeli citizens; and the mechanisms by which he ensures that individuals who may have committed war crimes in Gaza in the course of Israel's genocide do not pose a risk to the safety of Irish communities. [67866/26]

776. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); when a decision will be reached given the application is pending for over six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38708/26]

781. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 12 May 2026, the number of visa applications submitted by Palestinian nationals which were approved and refused in each of the past five years, broken down by applicants residing in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and any other relevant location, where such data is available, in tabular form…

782. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 12 may 2026, the reasons for the increase in visa application refusals involving Palestinian nationals in 2026 compared with each of the previous five years; whether any changes in policy, security assessments, documentation requirements, processing procedures or country specific consider…

858. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason Palestinian nationals remain subject to visa requirements to enter the State while Israeli citizens may travel to Ireland without a visa; the number of visa applications from Palestinian nationals that have been approved and refused in each of the past five years, in tabular form; whether his Department has reviewed the o…

655. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will fully clarify the criteria regarding access to Visa’s for non-EU students to attend English language schools in Ireland; and to outline the criteria which determines how a particular school qualifies for access to this visa programme. [32872/26]

232. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the International Investor Programme; the actions which have been taken to support projects that have been part funded but not completed under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10650/26]

233. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place to support the completion of a project at Carnew Road, Gorey on behalf of a group (details supplied) that was funded through the International Investor Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/26]

1740. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any language or integration criteria applies for family reunification visas; if there are any proposals to amend or introduce any such criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1517/26]

678. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if education providers recruiting non-EEA students on Stamp 2 conditions are required to submit periodic returns to his Department and/or Immigration Service Delivery (ISD), including spreadsheets or lists of currently enrolled students; the frequency and format of such returns; whether a standard template is used; and the fields whic…

679. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the systems which are used to store and manage any provider returns submitted (including spreadsheets); whether the information is stored centrally; the specific reasons his Department has stated that provider-level education information “is not available in a manner which allows detailed data to be extracted”, including whether this …

680. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Stamp 2 registrations/renewals processed; the number of unique individuals to whom those registrations/renewals relate; if his Department cannot provide the number of unique individuals, the steps which will be taken to prevent annual registration figures being interpreted as student headcount, for 2020 to 2024, by…

681. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 2 December 2025, the number of Stamp 2 permission holders who were required to register/renew more than once within the same calendar year; the distribution of those multiple registrations/renewals (that is, the number which were counted twice, three times, and so on), as referenced in the …

682. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit that no major changes to policies affecting international education students on Stamp 2 conditions including English language education will proceed until accurate, extractable data distinguishing English language students from higher education and other Stamp 2 cohorts can be ascertained; to ensure that structured e…

684. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to when the full figures for student immigration on Stamp 2 Visas will be available for 2025; if his attention has been drawn to any recent closures of any institutions which provide the courses listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes , or eligible programmes offered by providers with aut…

2145. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the current visa requirements for Peruvian nationals visiting Ireland for short stays, in light of recent developments in the United Kingdom, which temporarily lifted such requirements in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44292/25]

294. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a special visa programme has been considered for Palestinians undergoing war and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. [36759/25]

634. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is a limit on the number of Palestinian citizens that are minors allowed to enter the State on a short stay visa in a calendar year; the regulations underpinning the limitation of Palestinian minors entering the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32557/25]

647. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has begun to issue shorter visas than it had previously; and whether this has any consequences for the capacity at visa offices, on account of repeat visitors being required to submit fresh applications more frequently. [32810/25]

456. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice if his Department still retain the six-month business target for processing join family visas where the sponsoring family member is an Irish citizen, as outlined in the policy document on family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28487/25]

482. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice if he will investigate the viability of allowing South African citizens with a visa for the UK to be able to visit the State for a 90-day period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27629/25]

640. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place to enter into a new visa agreement between Ireland and Peru. [25902/25]

995. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to clarify any regulations surrounding an individual who has overstayed a visa in Ireland but has subsequently left the country, and who then applies for a visitor visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1185/25]