832. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it took, on average, to process the first application of an asylum seeker who is not from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47879/25]
Topics / Asylum Seekers
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAsylum Seekers
71 questions from 19 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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833. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it took, on average, to process the appeal of an asylum seeker who is not from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47880/25]
834. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it took, on average, to process the judicial review of an asylum seeker who is not from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47881/25]
835. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the longest amount of time that it took process the first application of an asylum seeker who is not from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47882/25]
836. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people currently in asylum accommodation who are awaiting a decision on their first application, for each of the past five years. [47883/25]
837. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people currently in asylum accommodation who are awaiting a decision on their appeal, for each of the past five years. [47884/25]
838. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people currently in asylum accommodation who are awaiting a decision on their judicial review, for each of the past five years. [47885/25]
839. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it took, on average, to process the first application of an asylum seeker who is from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47886/25]
840. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it took, on average, to process the appeal of an asylum seeker who is from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47887/25]
841. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it took, on average, to process the judicial review of an asylum seeker who is from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47888/25]
842. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration what is the longest time that it took process the first application of an asylum seeker who is from a safe country, for each of the past five years. [47889/25]
843. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost of the asylum decision making process in its entirety for each of the past five years. [47890/25]
844. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount being paid to retired Gardaí for each interview that they conduct with an asylum seeker. [47891/25]
845. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who entered the State without travel documents or on false travel documents, for each of the past five years. [47892/25]
846. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have sought asylum that entered the State through the Northern Ireland, for each of the past five years. [47893/25]
1470. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, given increasing public concern and anecdotal reports, he is aware of instances of individuals who have claimed asylum in the Republic of Ireland who are also travelling to and from the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, after having made similar claims in that jurisdiction; if there is any evidence that such individuals …
1682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protections and contingency housing supports currently in place in Ireland for asylum seekers; and if he intends to review these. [46818/25]
1684. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proposals regarding accommodation for Ukrainian’s living in Ireland under the beneficiary of temporary protection post March-2026; if they will be eligible for housing supports; if his Department has undertaken research into the consequential demand this will place on the current housing delivery targets; and if he will make a stat…
1711. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process for MedEvac Palestinians with Stamp 4 visas to apply to have family members join them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47498/25]
1988. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum seekers who do not have leave to remain in Ireland, currently in Ireland, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/25]
304. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to commit to a balanced approach to national refugee support that considers the unique economic needs of towns such as Youghal, County Cork. [36895/25]
557. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 472 and 473 of the 29 May 2025, if the information requested in relation to the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process and the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process a…
114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when Britain will be designated a safe country for the purpose of returning asylum seekers. [32911/25]
115. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time and the longest time it took to process each stage of the asylum application process for each of the past five years. [32914/25]
116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rate of refusal at each stage of the asylum process for each of the past five years. [32915/25]