34. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to reduce delays and backlogs across the immigration and international protection systems; and the current actions being taken to improve processing times and administrative capacity. [70523/26]
Topics / Immigration Support Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsImmigration Support Services
60 questions from 25 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 October 2026.
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| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 4 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 9 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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800. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department can review a case (details supplied) where it appears that a systems error in INIS resulted in a case being prematurely closed, despite the applicant’s best efforts to supply the required information. [64173/26]
801. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to introduce an independent complaints, review or oversight mechanism for the administration of naturalisation applications. [64172/26]
802. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he considers it appropriate that an INIS applicant's principal external remedy for an alleged administrative or procedural failure with their application is judicial review before the High Court. [64171/26]
803. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanism that exists for an INIS applicant to have an alleged systemic or procedural failure independently examined, where the complaint does not concern the Minister's substantive decision on citizenship; and if there is no such mechanism, if there are plans to establish one. [64170/26]
804. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the independent body that has oversight of the administrative procedures used in processing naturalisation applications. [64169/26]
295. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for IRP renewals, by quarter, in each of the past three years and in 2026 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54649/26]
305. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to instances where first time buyers are prevented from drawing down on their mortgage due to IRP renewal delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53882/26]
99. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the assistance her Department is providing to the family of a detained Ukrainian national (details supplied); the efforts being made to negotiate their release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51082/26]
70. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her Department's engagements regarding facilitating easier return to Ireland for emigrants. [50266/26]
235. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 19 May 2026, if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on transport for beneficiary of temporary protection for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, outlining how the €3.1 million was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49619/26]
534. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on current ISD staffing levels; the application backlog size, by stamp category; the timeline for returning to reasonable processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47525/26]
171. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports that are available to businesses or charities to assist migrant workers to learn English or Irish in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44313/26]
794. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the value-for-money assessment carried out before allocating funds to non-governmental organisations involved in migrant integration programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38962/26]
194. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the scheduled expiry date for the existing management contract of a facility (details supplied); if the initial one-year contract reportedly agreed upon at the time of the facility's purchase is the current arrangement governing the site, or if it has since been extended; the expected timeline for the issuance of the new management…
195. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the proposed tender for the management of facilities (details supplied); the scheduled date for the issuance of this tender, the expected platform where it will be published; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the services and operational requirements to be covered under the new management contract; to clarify…
196. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit to ensuring that all forthcoming security and management tenders for facilities (details supplied) explicitly include protocols within service level agreements (SLAs) requiring contractors to assist residents in distress when they are outside the immediate campus boundaries; the specific mechanisms by which his De…
198. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a detailed statement on the specific clauses within service-level agreements (SLAs) with private contractors managing facilities (details supplied) that define the "boundary of responsibility" regarding the welfare and safety of residents; if these contracts stipulate that the duty of care for residents ceases once an in…
351. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the supports that are currently in place and provided by his Department or agencies within his Department to support BOTPs and Ukrainian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36907/26]
422. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give a detailed up to date progress report on an application by the Kerry County Board for significant funding under the IIP scheme in respect of a centre (details supplied) in Farranfore, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35972/26]
423. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give favourable consideration to an application by the Kerry County Board for significant funding under the IIP scheme for the redevelopment of a stadium (details supplied) in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35973/26]
424. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give a detailed up to date progress report on an application by a club (details supplied) for significant funding under the IIP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35974/26]
808. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider implementing a system for the immigration service delivery to immediately return passports upon verification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9461/26]
855. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a response will issue to a person (details supplied) resident in Kerry who has made repeated written requests to the immigration service delivery of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10281/26]
771. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can audit schools, if it cannot generate a list of students enrolled in each institution at any given time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/26]