347. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to improve upon current timelines for the processing of join family visa applications. [74990/26]
Topics / Visa Applications
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsVisa Applications
522 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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519 written, 3 oral
111
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 13 |
| February 2025 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 17 |
| April 2025 | 31 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 28 |
| July 2025 | 70 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 28 |
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 25 |
| February 2026 | 33 |
| March 2026 | 25 |
| April 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 43 |
| July 2026 | 42 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 26 |
| October 2026 | 9 |
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The questions
369. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason fully funded Palestinian scholarship students have been denied study visas by his Department on financial grounds, given they have secured support from Irish universities and programmes; and whether he will expedite their appeals given their exceptional circumstances. [75184/26]
374. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ten nationalities with the highest number of study visa applications received in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of applications approved and refused for each of those nationalities in each year, in tabular form. [75140/26]
126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expediate the appeals students from Palestine have brought forward to challenge the decision of his Department to refuse visas for these students. [74683/26]
690. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the system is taking so long to process an EU Treaty Rights application by an Italian national (details supplied) to be assessed by the application submission function section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73889/26]
696. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied). [74376/26]
448. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide updated information on pathways to resettlement for Palestinians in Gaza coming to Ireland. [70188/26]
450. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of student visa applications from students in Palestine for each year from 2020 to 2026 inclusive, broken down by the number of applications approved and rejected each year, in tabular form. [70189/26]
57. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she accepts the important role that embassies abroad play for Irish citizens in visa application processes and what measures are being taken by her Department to improve response times and customer service standards across the diplomatic and visa systems. [69103/26]
129. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take to assist an applicant (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland. [69291/26]
130. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take to assist an applicant (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland. [69279/26]
131. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take to assist an applicant (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland. [69337/26]
530. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the visa appeal for a student accepted on the Ireland Palestine Scholarship Programme will be decided. [68066/26]
569. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications received from Palestinian students seeking to undertake third-level education in the State in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number approved, refused and awaiting decision; the number relating to applicants awarded fully-funded scholarships by Irish higher-education institutions; the principal grounds for…
584. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish citizen and parent of Irish citizen children (details supplied); if he will confirm that the application has been received, processed, and assigned an application reference number; if he will confirm that the applicant is permitted to remain l…
585. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 14 July 2026, the legal and policy basis for granting Stamp 3 rather than Stamp 1G to spouses and partners of Stamp 4 holders under the Turkish Association Agreement; whether this represents a change from previous policy or practice; the way in which the employment restriction attached t…
380. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on current processing times for stamp 0 permissions; if he is aware that there is a person (details supplied) who is currently waiting six months to renew their Stamp 0 permission, which has to be renewed on an annual basis; and the steps his Department is taking to address the delays. [67701/26]
382. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding join family visa applications (details supplied). [67813/26]
413. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will urgently review the high rate of study visa refusals issued to Palestinian students from Gaza who have secured fully funded university scholarships at third-level institutions in Ireland; if his Department will establish an accelerated, fast-track process for processing these visa appeals before the 17 September 2026 deadl…
420. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for decisions on visa applications for Gaza students to be made and communicated to the students; to expedite the process given their courses have started already; and to ensure maximum flexibility is exercised in their favour due to their exceptionally difficult circumstances. [66455/26]
446. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the grounds upon which a visa application for a person (details supplied), who was selected to receive a year-long scholarship to attend Trinity College Dublin commencing in academic year 2026/2027, was denied; and if he will liaise with the applicant to assist with their application, given the urgency of the academic year beginn…
447. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when decisions on visa applications for Gaza students will be made and communicated to them, to ensure it is done more expeditiously given that their courses have started already, and to ensure maximum flexibility is exercised in their favour due to their exceptionally difficult circumstances. [66441/26]
882. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the status of a join family visa (details supplied). [64868/26]
923. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the serious delay in the processing of family reunification visas, with some regions reporting a two year wait; if he is aware of the disincentive this presents to highly skilled workers to remain in Ireland, including in the medical fields; if short stay visas may be made more easily and quickly obtainable for famil…
925. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for IRP renewals for each stamp category. [65291/26]