Visa Applications
An official questions-paper heading. 487 questions (3 oral, 484 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-14.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 13 |
| Feb 2025 | 24 |
| Mar 2025 | 17 |
| Apr 2025 | 31 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| Jun 2025 | 28 |
| Jul 2025 | 70 |
| Sep 2025 | 28 |
| Oct 2025 | 13 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 |
| Dec 2025 | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 25 |
| Feb 2026 | 33 |
| Mar 2026 | 25 |
| Apr 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| Jun 2026 | 43 |
| Jul 2026 | 42 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 478 |
| Enterprise | 5 |
| Foreign | 2 |
| Further and Higher Education | 2 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Visa Applications |
| 2025-11-13 | Visa Applications |
| 2025-10-09 | Visa Applications |
The questions
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2026-01-15 · to Justice
472. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3223/26]
Gary Gannon
written
2026-01-14 · to Justice
120. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any categories of visa or immigration applications made by Syrian nationals were paused, frozen, or otherwise not progressed by his Department; if so, which types of visas or applications were affected; the period of time during which any such pause or freeze applied; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1612. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of a community (details supplied) on delays in processing visa applications; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73955/25]
Colm Burke
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1625. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to improve the processing timeline of Join Family Visa applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74058/25]
Colm Burke
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1626. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to ensure Join Family visa applications are processed along estimated timelines, in view that delays in processing may be experienced by applicants; and the steps which are being taken to improve on these processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74059…
Colm Burke
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1627. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Join Family Visa applications processed and a decision reached in the years 2022 to 2024, and from 1 January 2025 to 30 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74060/25]
Maurice Quinlivan
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1628. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person has been repeatedly asked to upload documents they have already provided to the Department with regard to an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74094/25]
John Brady
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1659. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for long stay (D) join family applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74643/25]
John Brady
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1660. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to reduce the timeframe in order that a decision is made within the six months period as per the visa processing times listed on his Departments website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74644/25]
John Brady
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1661. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which applicants can track the status of their application when the ID-Pal Login method requires a passport to login and the applicants passport is currently held by the Visa office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74645/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1687. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reconsider the decision on a leave to remain application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75156/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1691. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish citizenship applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75161/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75186/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1749. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1885/26]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-12-18 · to Justice
584. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employment (scientific researcher) visas which have been issued to workers in AI-related companies each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73826/25]
John Connolly
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
665. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time currently being taken to consider applications for spousal visas to reside permanently with their spouses in Ireland, by country; the reasons for delays in processing these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72232/25]
Joe Neville
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
677. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on a visa appeal (detail supplied) where the applicant has been waiting a considerable amount of time on their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71424/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
685. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 2 (work and study) visas issued in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71480/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
686. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people issued with a stamp 2 (work and study) in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, that remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71481/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
687. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of stamp 2 Visas that are currently issued in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71482/25]
Sean Fleming
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
722. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding visa processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72030/25]
Sean Fleming
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
734. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72161/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be reached in respect of a stamp 4 visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72303/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
747. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be reached in respect of a stamp 4 visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72304/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-12-11 · to Justice
466. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to advise on a resident permit renewal application that has been refused (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70928/25]