Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of visa applications by a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25759/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The persons referred to by the Deputy created online Short Stay 'C' visa applications on 23 February 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were received on 13 March 2022. These visa applications were received in my Department's Dublin Visa Office for further processing on 11 April 2022.

Processing of these applications is ongoing at present.  As each application is examined under its own merits, my Department is unable to give an exact timeframe for completion.  However, the applicants can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their applications.

The Dublin Visa Office is currently processing applications of this type received on 31 March 2022. Applicants can keep up-to-date with the processing dates by checking the following webpage, which is updated weekly;

www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/. 

Applicants are advised not to pay for airline or other travel tickets without having first been issued with a visa. The persons referred to by the Deputy will be notified as soon as a decision has been rmade by a Visa Officer.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.