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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I understand that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants. I want to assure anyone who has an application for naturalisation submitted that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible. I expect that going forward, the majority of applicants will continue to receive a decision within one year, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. I can inform the Deputy that it is not possible to provide statistics on the number of applications and decisions based on Section 16 'Irish Association' received each year from 2017 to 2023. This would require the manual examination of thousands of cases. Such an examination would require a disproportionate amount of time to compile. ...

Seanad: Migration: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I welcome the opportunity to address and talk about migration. We have seen the discourse on migration has become increasingly fraught right across the world, not just in Ireland, but here in Ireland we have not been immune to the impact of this polarising debate. We have seen anti-immigrant protests on our streets, stirred up by social media. We have seen the dark consequences of the...

Seanad: Migration: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I thank all of the Senators for their contributions. It has been a very interesting discussion, with a very interesting range of views expressed, some of which I would agree with and some I would have issues with. It is very important to restate some of the things I said in my contribution at the start. We must have a firm, fair and effective system concerning immigration and migration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 485 together. The fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 569 of 2011). There is an application fee of €175 and a certification fee of €950 is then required following a positive decision being reached on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can advise the Deputy that the visa applications referred to were created on 13 January 2025. The applications together with supporting documentation were received by the South Africa Visa Desk on 27 January 2025 where they await examination and processing. My Department’s business target for join family visa applications is 12 months. It must be made clear that these are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can advise the Deputy that there are currently seven overseas Visa Offices in addition to the Visa Office in Dublin. They are located in Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade processes certain visa applications in Irish Embassies abroad under delegated sanction from my Department. I can assure the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can advise the Deputy that there are currently seven overseas Visa Offices in addition to the Visa Office in Dublin. They are located in Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade process certain visa applications in Irish Embassies abroad under delegated sanction from my Department. In 2024, approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can inform the Deputy that any non-EEA national student who is enrolled on a course or a Degree Programme from the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) is allowed to undertake an internship. However, this must form part of their course and contribute towards the final award. For those studying on a Stamp 3 immigration permission, an internship, once forming part of the course and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can assure the Deputy that my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible and has taken a significant number of steps to speed up the process for applicants. These included introducing an online digital application, online payments, and the introduction of eVetting. This digitisation has facilitated a record number of citizenship decisions made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I understand that the Deputy has been in contact with my Department's Immigration Oireachtas service regarding the person cited and a response was recently provided detailing the next steps for the person concerned to resolve their query.

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: As the Minister of State with responsibility for migration, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak this afternoon on what I believe is one of the most important issues facing our country, which is migration. As a Government we need to address this. We need address it with the spirit of integrity and of compassion, and with a rules-based approach, as the Minister said. One of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was granted on 17 September 2025. If a non-EEA national has an existing valid permission to be in the State, then they do not need to seek an appointment to renew their permission. All renewals are being processed online at: . Further information on how to renew online is available at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: The naturalisation applications from the individuals referred to by the Deputy continue to be processed by my Department. I understand that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants, particularly considering the current processing times. I want to assure anyone who has an application for naturalisation submitted that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I understand that the Deputy has been in contact with my Department's Immigration Oireachtas service regarding the person cited and a status update was recently provided. This application continues to be processed by the citizenship division of my Department. I am aware that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants, particularly considering the current processing times. I want...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can assure the Deputy that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible and have taken a significant number of steps to speed up the process for applicants. These included introducing an online digital application, online payments, and the introduction of eVetting. This digitisation has facilitated a record number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: In line with a Programme for Government commitment to significantly enhance the delivery of public services digitally, my Department has introduced a centralised customer service unit, supported by a Digital Customer Service Portal, to offer a modern customer contact centre to immigration applicants. The Customer Service Portal went live in October 2024, and is a self-service portal that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 818 to 820, inclusive, together. I can advise the Deputy that there are currently seven overseas Visa Offices in addition to the Visa Office in Dublin. They are located in Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade processes certain visa applications in Irish Embassies abroad...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can inform the Deputy that it is not possible to provide statistics on the number of applications and decisions from USA nationals based on Section 16 'Irish Association' received each year, during the past four years. This would require the manual examination of hundreds of cases. Such an examination would require a disproportionate amount of time to compile. Following the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: I understand that the Deputy has been in contact with my Department's Immigration Oireachtas service regarding the person cited and a status update was recently provided. This application continues to be processed by the citizenship division of my Department. I am aware that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants, particularly considering the current processing times. I want...