Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used by her Department to assess applications from foreign nationals who have become naturalised citizens, who wish to have dependent children, spouses, and other relatives join them in this country; if there are limits on the number granted entry; the number of such persons granted entry to join their naturalised citizen from 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54258/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The position in regard to applications for family reunification is set out in the Policy Document for Non-EEA Family Reunification,which is available on my Department's website. This policy document sets out the criteria used by my Department to assess all Non-EEA Family Reunification applications.

The policy document can be viewed here

www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Policy-document-on-Non-EEA-family-reunification.pdf

I can also inform the Deputy that my Department does not distinguish between applications made by persons that have been naturalised and those that are Irish by birth. If a person wishes to come to Ireland to reside for longer than 3 months with their Irish family member then they must, if they are a visa-required national, apply for and be granted a long stay (join family) D visa in order to travel to Ireland.

All visa applications must be made using the Departments on-line facility available at the following link www.visas.inis.gov.ie/avats/OnlineHome2.aspx

The below table, outlines statistics in respect of visa applications where the sponsor is an Irish citizen from 2019 to date.