582. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application for the join family visa will be finalised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/25]
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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departments asked
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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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583. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31874/25]
617. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on an individual's application under the Turkish Association Agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32230/25]
640. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he will increase staffing at visa offices so that those who have submitted applications for critical skills visas and join family visas can see them processed on reasonable timelines. [32676/25]
407. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delayed waiting times for the granting of a short-term stay visa for South African citizens; the reasons for the length of the processing times; the measures he intends to take to improve processing times in order that visitor applications can be processed in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
419. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will expedite the processing of a family spouse unification visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) as this application has been unduly prolonged and it is putting huge pressures on this young married couple, distance apart, financial, etc.; the reason this application is taking so long to be processed; and …
427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the long-stay join family (D) visa applications of a person (details supplied); if the visa process can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31624/25]
226. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current turnaround time for category D visa applications; the date of category D applications currently being processed; if his Department has considered publishing information regarding this visa category on the Immigration Service website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30947/25]
975. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration would be given to the provision of a mechanism to afford flexibility in certain visa cases, in particular for family members of skilled workers who are seeking a visa, in view that many of these skilled workers do not have a family support network in the country especially during difficult or urgent circumstances; and i…
976. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29097/25]
999. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Israeli nationals seeking a visa to visit Ireland are required to provide information as to whether they served in the Israeli Defence Forces and/or were involved in the commissioning of war crimes in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29303/25]
1007. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a person (details supplied) will receive a holiday visa for their foreign-born partner who currently resides with them in Lisbon, Portugal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29466/25]
1020. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application for an entry visa under the critical skills programme for a person (details supplied) who submitted their application on 23 November 2024; the maximum timeframe for processing an entry visa application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29666/25]
1021. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application for a spousal visa for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29667/25]
1030. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite Irish visitor visas in respect of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/25]
1076. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30601/25]
452. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will make a recommendation on a join family visa application for the foreign-born wife of an Irish citizen, who started the process on 04 June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28417/25]
457. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Join Family visa application by a person (details supplied) as the six-month target has been exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28488/25]
458. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice the average and median time for a join family visa to be processed where a non-EU citizen is joining their Irish citizen spouse for each visa office, Dublin, Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28489/25]
478. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visitor's visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28887/25]
300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied) urgently needed to visit a very unwell family member undergoing cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27900/25]
304. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice when a person will receive their visa application decision (details supplied). [27958/25]
308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will intervene to expedite an urgent visa appeal for a person (details supplied). [28327/25]
469. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update in respect of a family reunification application (details supplied). [27083/25]
487. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice if he will engage with relevant Departments on the significant visa processing delays being experienced by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27683/25]