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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (7 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: The person referred to by the Deputy has been issued with a proposal of intention to be deported under the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, and has made representations to remain in the State in response to this proposal. I can assure the Deputy that a full consideration of all aspects of this case will be carried out before a decision is made to grant the person concerned permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 434 together. I can advise the Deputy that a Stamp 3 immigration permission is granted to dependent children of Employment Permit holders, people in the state as Ministers of Religion and volunteers working with charitable organisations. A Stamp 3 immigration permission does not prevent the holder from engaging in study, however, they do not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 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 (7 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: I am aware that a small proportion of naturalisation applicants have taken legal action in relation to the processing time of their application. These cases should be taken in the context of an increasing number of applications. Last year in 2024, Citizenship Division received over 27,376 applications and made more than 31,000 decisions. I understand that extended wait times can be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: As previously advised to the Deputy in Parliamentary Question 822 of 17 September 2025, it is not possible to provide statistics on the number of applications and decisions based on Section 16 'Irish Association' for 2024. This would require the manual examination of thousands of cases. Such an examination would require a disproportionate amount of time to compile. Following the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (7 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can advise the Deputy that the visa application referred to was created on 24 February 2025. Supporting documentation was received in the London office on 27 February 2025 where it awaits examination and processing. My Departments business target for join family visa applications is 12 months. It must be made clear that these are business targets for the immigration service and some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Oct 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: Visa Applications (2 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: I can advise the Deputy that on 10 July 2024 visa requirements were introduced for nationals of South Africa, bringing our arrangements into alignment with the visa requirements of Schengen members states, and with those of the UK. The Dublin Visa Office have established a dedicated “South Africa Desk” to process applications from residents of South Africa. My Department also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Oct 2025)

Colm Brophy: The application referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. I am aware 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 is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Minister has advised that Donegal courthouse will be closed temporarily as a result of health and safety concerns. Work has been ongoing with the Office of Public Works in order to determine the required works and the associated costs. The main and most serious safety issues relate to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: The Senator has raised this very important issue and made his views very clear. I will make sure that they are passed on to and directly heard by the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, as regards the importance of maintaining the courthouse in Donegal. To provide an update, the Minister has indicated that the Courts Service is initially looking at a move to Ballyshannon on a temporary basis....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: The Government recognises the importance of meaningful action to address racism and its impacts in Ireland. The 5-year National Action Plan Against Racism, or NAPAR, represents a whole-of-Government approach to achieving this, as racism is a cross-cutting issue that necessitates action by Government, public bodies, private bodies, communities and individuals. The National Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 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. All preclearance applications...

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

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 675 to 677, 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. Most join family visa applications made by residents of India are considered by the Visa Office in New Delhi. All join...

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

Colm Brophy: All certificates of naturalisation for attendees of a citizenship ceremony are issued via registered post. Applicants can expect to receive their certificate within around a month of the date of the ceremony. With regards to the matters raised, the Deputy will appreciate that electoral matters are not my Department's responsibility. However, my Department is doing everything possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Brophy: The person referred to by the Deputy held a Stamp 2 immigration permission as an English language student which expired on 01 September 2025. An application to renew their immigration registration is currently under consideration. Applications are being dealt with in chronological order that they are received. The current processing date is advertised on the Immigration Service website...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (30 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 (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...