Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when persons (details supplied) can expect a decision on their short-stay holiday visa appeal. [35560/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that the visa applications referred to have been refused. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. An appeal of this decision was launched on 05 March 2024.

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 the Immigration Service website. People that carefully 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. A decision will be issued to the applicant as soon as full consideration has been given by a Visa Appeals Officer.The people concerned can now directly check the status of their immigration application on the Immigration Service’s new Customer Service Portal. They can register for, or log in to their existing account, at:

As an Oireachtas member, you can also request the status of individual immigration cases by e-mail, using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@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.