Family Reunification

688. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for advice related to a family reunification application (details supplied). [71485/25]

590. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 27 November 2025, the position regarding staffing levels to process family reunification applications; if the number of people working in this section of his Department is sufficient to deal with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69086/25]

616. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding proposed changes to family reunification rules; if there is any impact on adult children of an essential worker who have already come to Ireland in recent years as permitted under previous family reunification rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69372/25]

617. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding proposed changes to family reunification rules; if adult children of an essential worker currently not permitted to work in accordance with the Stamp 3 requirements, will be allowed to seek employment in Ireland under the new family reunification rules; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

110. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the rights of the child in devising barriers to family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68246/25]

132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered whether raising the income limits for family reunification will worsen labour shortages in critical areas like healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68249/25]

391. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it has been brought to his attention that applications for Long-Stay Family Reunification Visas are currently taking in excess of 24 months to process; the measures he intends to introduce to bring processing times back in line with the advertised six month standard; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

441. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to reduce the processing time for Join Family Visa applications, which are currently reported to take in excess of 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68151/25]

421. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to protests related to delays in family reunification applications (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure this system is fair, equitable and operates as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66826/25]

745. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department can assist with a family reunification (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61293/25]

108. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the lengthy delays in processing join family spouse visas for holders of a critical skills employment permit, given the policy states that "permit holders can apply for immediate family reunification"; the steps he is taking to expedite the process and confirm entry dates, particularly for those who …

617. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite the processing of a family spouse unification visa application in respect of (details supplied), this application has been unduly prolonged and it is putting a huge strain on this married couple, distance apart, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57364/25]

694. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be reunited with their family members already here receiving treatment; the way in which the reunification process will proceed; the details of the way and w…

831. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be reunited with their family members already here receiving treatment; the way in which the reunification process will proceed; the details of the way and when family members still in …

121. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing time for family reunification applications under S.56 International Protection Act; the FTE staffing levels of the family reunification unit in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52255/25]

123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to explain the 'final immigration checks' of a S56 family reunification application; who carries out these checks; the average processing time of these checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52308/25]

124. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of S.56 family reunification cases that have been open for longer than two years, by nationality and number of beneficiaries included on applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52309/25]

321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to exercise discretion to accept UNRWA cards as sufficient proof of refugee status for family reunification or humanitarian admission; that a family be admitted (details supplied) under Section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015 (discretionary provisions), or via a special humanitarian admission programm…

818. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of join family category A applications with Irish citizen sponsors, which have been approved or rejected since June 2024. [47799/25]

819. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in processing the backlog of applications under join family category A applications. [47800/25]

820. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when applications from June 2024 under join family category A visas will be processed. [47801/25]

1586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted a national capacity assessment to determine the sustainable intake level under asylum and family reunification combined, given constraints in housing, health, and education services. [45564/25]

1587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the additional funding allocated since 2022 to manage the increase in asylum and family reunification applications; and the projected expenditure for 2025 to 2027. [45565/25]

2671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to outline the process for MedEvac Palestinians, with Stamp 4 visas, to apply to have family members join them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47501/25]

145. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions Ireland is taking with regard to the forced repatriation of refugees to Afghanistan; the steps that have been taken to support family reunification in Ireland for Afghani refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44239/25]