431. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he can assist with a visa appointment/application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/25]
Topics / Visa Applications
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsVisa Applications
522 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
522
questions
519 written, 3 oral
111
TDs have asked
11
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.
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
444. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4543/25]
447. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice when the suspension of re-entry visa requirements for children under the age of 16 years, who are travelling with legal parent or guardian, will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4638/25]
169. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3690/25]
170. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the alternative arrangements available for Cuban nationals applying for an Irish visa, given that the current process requires online payment, reliable postal services, and the ability to travel to Mexico for an interview, none of which is feasible for most applicants in Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3630/25]
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice to address the significant delay in providing the appropriate paperwork to a person (details supplied) in respect to an approved spousal visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3680/25]
181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice the expected timeline for a decision to be made on a visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3738/25]
793. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made regarding an application to the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2334/25]
796. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visitor visa application for a person (details supplied). [2403/25]
430. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a critical skills visa application will be expedited (details supplied). [1137/25]
921. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if a visa application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46313/24]
962. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46575/24]
968. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the status of a family reunification visa applications of two persons (details supplied). [46672/24]
969. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied). [46673/24]
970. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the status of family reunification visa applications for persons (details supplied). [46674/24]
975. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will instruct her Department to provide support to people from Gaza who have lost almost all their immediate families (details supplied); if she will provide clear instructions about any way that they may apply for a visa so that their family can join them in Ireland once the Rafah crossing opens; if there is a sponsorship programme that they could avail o…
982. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the visa application for a person (details supplied) regarding family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1083/25]
983. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the discrepancy in processing times for join family visas where the sponsor is an Irish citizen, in Category A or Category B, compared to where the sponsor is from another European Union Member State; and the steps being taken to decrease processing times. [1097/25]
987. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice whether she has engaged with her ministerial counterparts, or other relevant authorities, in the United Kingdom and in Northern Ireland regarding the possibility of persons involved in grooming or sexual exploitation of children in those jurisdictions travelling to, or applying for residence in Ireland; if not, if she will commit to doing so at the earliest possi…
1007. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice for an urgent update on the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1378/25]
1026. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]
1046. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [1879/25]