1070. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main grounds on which family reunification applications are refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30542/25]
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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| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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1071. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are still currently 13.5 staff members working in the family reunification unit; to provide a year-by-year breakdown of staffing levels in this unit for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/25]
491. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will facilitate the reunification of a family currently housed in two temporary protection accommodation centres on either side of the country (details supplied). [27716/25]
703. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 902 of 13 May 2025, if the numbers approved for Family Reunification under Section 56 of the 2015 Act from 2019, up to 7 May 2025 refers to the number of applications approved or the numbers of persons granted permission to enter and reside in the state; if the latter, the total number of persons to enter and reside for each …
120. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice when he will publish the review of the family reunification process that his Department recently undertook; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25027/25]
125. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the review taking place of family reunification policy, and whether this review will examine the difference in treatment between migrant workers who hold a critical skills permit and those who hold a general skills permit; when this review will be complete; if legislative change will be brought forward on foot of it; and if he will make a st…
133. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether he will bring forward policy changes regarding the right of migrant workers with work permits to reunify with family members here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24872/25]
263. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice if the waiting times for long-stay visa applications under the "join family" category are influenced by the permit type of the person they are joining in Ireland; the current waiting times for families of those on critical skills employment permits and those on general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25070/25]
273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice to urgently expedite the processing of a family spouse unification visa application for a person (details supplied); the reason this application is taking so long to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25006/25]
274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm that three applications for join family visas (details supplied) are registered with INIS; his plans to provide a more efficient process and to give accurate real-time detail on the stage the application is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25010/25]
902. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current national policy in relation to family reunification for those granted asylum; the degree of familial relationship to which the policy applies; the number of individuals who have come to Ireland following the granting of such applications from 2019 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/25]
370. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their join family visa application. [23053/25]
307. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice the number of S.56 family reunification applications on hand at the family reunification unit; the current processing times of applications; the number of FTE staff in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21934/25]
310. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the review of the family reunion policy, which was due to be completed last year; if consideration will be given to amending the policy to allow individuals in full-time employment to have their family with them from the start; when it is envisaged that this review will be finalised and the review findings issued; and if he will make a …
1522. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review into his Department's family reunification policy; when he will publish a revised policy in this area; if he will list the groups and individuals whom he has consulted on this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18796/25]
182. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of section 56 family reunification applications on hand at the family reunification unit; the current processing times of applications; the number of FTE staff in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17817/25]
265. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16384/25]
796. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review a case concerning two Palestinian people (details provided) who have been evacuated from Gaza and are in receipt of a family reunification visa as their daughter is an Irish citizen; if she will acknowledge the trauma and terror these elderly people with medical conditions have faced and the fact that they had to leave with no possessio…
120. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for family reunification received from persons residing in County Louth from 2020 to 2025. [14330/25]
121. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time for a family reunification application.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14331/25]
122. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for family reunification from persons residing in County Louth currently being processed. [14332/25]
550. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made in respect of a family reunification application (details supplied). [13532/25]
369. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of joint family visa applications received by his Department for the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/25]
370. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of join family visa applications successfully processed by his Department for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/25]
379. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for processing joint family visa applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13265/25]