Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1921. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to intervene urgently to assist with an individual (details supplied) who has been displaced from Gaza alongside his family who are seeking to exit Gaza and come to Ireland. [40860/25]

Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the student visa application referred to has been refused. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant by the Irish Embassy in Cairo at that time. An appeal of this decision was launched on 25 March 2025.

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.

Regarding the person's family who remain in Gaza, in common with the position for all non-EU nationals, entry of Palestinian nationals must be undertaken though the existing legal immigration pathways. It is possible to apply for a visa and for permission to remain in Ireland based on a variety of different reasons, including employment, education or a family relationship.

Details of these legal pathways can be found on the Immigration Service website at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie