Parliamentary Questions

141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas to enter Ireland that have been granted per year in the past five years under the headings, business, employment, join family, study, visit, re-entry, and other. [25579/16]

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the information requested is set out in the table for the number of visas approved from 2013 to 2015.
The detailed breakdown of visas granted in 2011 and 2012 requested by the Deputy is not available. However, the total number granted for those years were 74,667 entry visas and 53,480 re-entry visas in 2011; and 79,319 entry visas and 44,073 re-entry visas in 2012.