1441. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which a concerned family reunification applicant can submit a request to expedite their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43835/26]
Topics / Family Reunification
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFamily Reunification
147 questions from 55 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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785. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision on an application for family reunification will be reached (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38800/26]
968. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average duration of time children remain in State care before achieving reunification, adoption, or guardianship. [39109/26]
203. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will ensure an application for a long-stay spousal visa is approved without further delay (details supplied). [38126/26]
792. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on concerns raised in respect of family reunification (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34239/26]
821. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated number of family members expected to enter and reside in the State annually under the family reunification provisions of the International Protection Act 2026; the criteria applied to "stable relationships" and dependent relatives; the measures in place to prevent chain migration and additional pressure on housing and ser…
599. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunifications that have been granted to people living in Ireland on a stamp 1 visas for each of the last five years; and the number that have been given the right to come to Ireland under these family reunifications for each of the past five years, broken down by the top five countries and other countries if po…
608. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the circumstances under which holders of stamp 1G permissions may apply for family reunification; and to clarify the way in which this aligns with the temporary nature of the permission. [31898/26]
609. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in place to ensure that family reunification permissions granted to temporary permission holders of stamp 1 and stamp 2 visas do not create unintended long-term residency pathways. [31899/26]
370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a join family spouse visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/26]
1279. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an application (details supplied) for a join family visa application. [18914/26]
1315. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected processing time for a family reunification application (details supplied) submitted on 31 March 2025, in circumstances where the sponsor is an Irish citizen; and if, in light of the significant child welfare concerns associated with this case, the Minister will ensure that the application is examined as a matter of urgenc…
204. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base, if any, his Department has on the impact of tightening family reunification rules on retention and recruitment problems identified in the Department of Finance’s Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025; the engagement across departments to rectify this issue; and if he will make a st…
205. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the impact of tightened family reunification criteria on the labour market, as detailed in the NESC (Council Paper No.171, December 2025) and the Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025: whether he has raised concerns about labour market impacts and the ability of bus…
212. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base, if any, his Department has on the impact of tightening family reunification rules on retention and recruitment problems identified in the Department of Finance’s Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025; the way in which this issue was considered in the revision of the Non-EEA Family …
213. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department assessed the knock on impact of the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on general employment permits; whether they carried out an SME test on the policy; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and…
231. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will address concerns regarding family reunification (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17123/26]
427. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for family reunification applications under the International Protection Act 2015; the number of applications processing for over two, three and four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15795/26]
337. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the three-year bar on family reunification applications for newly recognised refugees under the International Protection Bill 2026, along with requirements for financial self-sufficiency, will contribute to controlling secondary migration flows into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7116/26]
142. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reconsider introducing a three-year wait for family reunification for those with refugee status in the new migration legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6546/26]
149. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of people who were granted permission to enter the State under the family reunification scheme, where the sponsor held refugee or subsidiary protection status, in 2025. [6121/26]
151. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to address current delays in the processing of applications for family reunification for critical skills professionals working here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6185/26]
155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned that family members of refugees will be endangered by his proposals to limit access to family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6019/26]
184. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline his proposed changes to the rules around family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6203/26]
193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reconsider the introduction of stricter rules for family reunification of refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6187/26]