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Residency Permits

117 questions from 47 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

117
questions
115 written, 2 oral
47
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20252
February 20255
March 20252
April 20252
May 20252
June 20250
July 20255
August 20250
September 20252
October 20251
November 20251
December 202510
January 20266
February 20264
March 20268
April 202611
May 20269
June 202624
July 202616
August 20260
September 20266
October 20261

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fianna Fáil22 from 13 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael32 from 6 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent2 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party6 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity7 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin29 from 14 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 24
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 4

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2043. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42328/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2044. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in 2025 in each of the last five years by type of educational course university or English language school; by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2046. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/25]
Martin Kenny Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
573. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case of a person (details supplied) and provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35712/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
441. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the issue that many Irish residence permit holders are having when travelling, with specific regard to the fact that children under 16 years old are not required to hold an IRP, however, families are being prevented from boarding flights by airlines who are unfamiliar with the Irish legislation (details supplied); if he will seek to ensure airl…
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Justice
334. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a person (details supplied) facing residency and citizenship issues and if he will review the matter. [22518/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1543. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on the granting of a new residence permit to two persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19009/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1590. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19904/25]
John Connolly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
156. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to provide the number of new applications made to Immigration Service Delivery under each stamp category in 2023 and 2024; the cumulative data on the outcome of each application, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/25]
John Connolly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
157. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to provide the number of renewal applications made to Immigration Service Delivery under each stamp category in 2023 and 2024; the cumulative data on the outcome of each renewal application, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14487/25]
Colm Burke Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
646. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is 12 weeks since the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7405/25]
Brian Brennan Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Justice
295. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position on the single application procedure for a combined employment and residence permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7094/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Justice
562. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the options available to residents on a stamp 1G visa to legally remain in Ireland when their graduate work contracts fall short of the minimum two-year period to apply for a stamp 4. [6110/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
458. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of first residence permits issued in each year from 2019 to 2024 that were for education; the number of residence permits for education valid in each year from 2019 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4712/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
459. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of first residence permits issued in 2024 for education, per educational institution, to which the applicants were studying, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4713/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1022. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if a PLC course can be attended by a person (details supplied) in the Institute of Further and Higher Education in Carlow, based on her residency status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1490/25]
Robert Troy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1029. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a stamp 1G extension application can be approved for a person (details supplied). [1666/25]