Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any assistance is available to individuals who are frequently blocked from obtaining tourist visas due to sharing a name with an individual in another jurisdiction who has a criminal record even though the original person has received letters from An Garda Síochána and the Met Police confirming they have no criminal record in those jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6214/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will appreciate that my Department has no role with respect to the processing of visa applications from Irish nationals or other persons residing in Ireland who wish to travel to other jurisdictions.

Insofar as visa applications to travel to Ireland are concerned, I am advised that the issue identified occurs infrequently and should the Deputy wish to submit the person's name and Irish visa application number though the Oireachtas Mail facility (IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie) officials from my Department will work to resolve this matter.