Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1090. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the targeted processing time for visas; the average processing time in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of applications; the average processing time for a child, by visa type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37454/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the Immigration Service of my Department currently operate from 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 process certain visa applications in Irish Embassies abroad under delegated sanction from my Department. The Deputy may wish to note that most applications in respect of a minor would be submitted together with an adult application.

The tables below set out the figures requested. It is important to note that the figures in the tables below relate to all visas processed regardless of the location of the Visa Office or Embassy which carried out the actual processing. The processing time in individual Embassies and Visa Offices can vary depending on the time of year, volume of applications and the resources available.

Table 1 - Type C Short Stay applications processed (granted or refused at 1st instance only i.e. no appeals)

Table 2 - Type D Long Stay applications processed (granted or refused at 1st instance only i.e. no appeals)

Table 3 - Type C Short Stay applications processed (granted or refused at 1st instance only i.e. no appeals) where applicant is aged less than 18 at date of application

Table 4 - Type D Long Stay applications processed (granted or refused at 1st instance only i.e. no appeals) where applicant is aged less than 18 at date of application