Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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1114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a person (details supplied) and their application to remain in Ireland as the spouse of an Irish national; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37704/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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An application for a Spouse of Irish National (SOIN) permission was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 23 August 2022 and continues to be processed.

To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by date received. My Department endeavours to process applications as quickly as possible. However, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hand, individual circumstances, the complexity of applications, whether further information is required, and the resources available.

Additionally, the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department are currently receiving very high levels of applications across several of their immigration schemes, which is causing some delays. The Division are working hard to finalise applications as quickly as possible and appreciate customers’ patience as they deal with this increase.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

1115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a person (detail supplied) and their application to the Embassy in Delhi on family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37716/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in New Delhi. The reasons for this decision was set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant on 9 February 2023. An appeal of this decision was received on 9 March 2023.

All visa applicants are advised that the onus is on them to provide as much information in support of their application as they feel is necessary. Guidelines in this regard are posted on our website. Applicants that meticulously follow these guidelines have an improved prospect of receiving a positive decision at first instance.

It should be noted that visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. Processing times can change during the year, for example before holiday periods or for study applications prior to a new college year.

A decision will be issued to the applicant as soon as full consideration has been given by a Visa Appeals 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 (), 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.