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Question:600. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether people on a stamp 1 visa are allowed to buy homes in Ireland; and if so, the reason. [31869/26]
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Questions (600, 601, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607)
Peadar Tóibín
Question:601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the number of people, by occupation, granted a stamp 1 visa for the past five years. [31870/26]
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Question:603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the original policy rationale and intended purpose of the stamp 1G immigration permission; and the way in which it is distinguished, in practice, from longer-term employment or residency permissions. [31893/26]
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Question:604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 1G permissions issued in each of the past five years, broken down by sector of qualification and permission category; and to indicate any notable trends identified by his Department. [31894/26]
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Question:605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanisms in place to monitor compliance with the conditions of stamp 1G permissions, including the extent to which holders remain engaged in the purpose for which the permission was granted. [31895/26]
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Question:606. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of stamp 1G holders who subsequently transitioned to other longer-term residency permissions; and to provide data for each of the past five years [31896/26]
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Question:607. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an internal or external review has been conducted into whether the stamp 1G route is functioning as originally intended; and if not, whether such a review is planned. [31897/26]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 600, 601, 603, 604, 605, 606 and 607 together.
I can inform the Deputy that the purpose of the Third Level Graduate Programme is to enable a non-EEA national graduate seek graduate level employment and apply for an employment permit.
Where such students have completed their studies in Ireland and gained an award at level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), that person may qualify for a stamp 1G for 12 months under the Third Level Graduate Programme.
Where an individual receives an award at level 9 NFQ, they may qualify for a stamp 1G for up to 24 months under the Programme, subject to the overall limit of eight years on student conditions that applies.
Graduates at level 9 NFQ or above initially receive a one-year permission, which is renewable for a further year if Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) is satisfied the applicant has taken appropriate steps to seek employment and has adhered to the conditions of their stamp 1G permission. This extended period on the graduate stamp 1G immigration permission is solely intended to provide the graduate and any prospective employer a further opportunity to make an application for an employment permit.
If the application for an employment permit is successful, the graduate can register on a stamp 1 immigration permission. Matters relating to employment permits are the responsibility of the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. Further information relating to employment permits can be found at: enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits/.
The stamp 1G under the Third Level Graduate Programme is a temporary permission and is not intended for long term residence or long term employment.
Where a person has not complied with the conditions of their stamp 1G permission, they may be subject to revocation of that residence status. In the event that a person is not abiding by the conditions of their graduate permission, my Department will investigate each individual case accordingly.
Both stamp 1 and stamp 1G can be granted for several reasons. Further details can be found on my Departments website at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/.
It is not possible to provide the detailed statistics requested by the Deputy. This would require the manual examination of thousands of cases and such an examination would require a disproportionate amount of time to compile.
The table below details the number of stamp 1 and stamp 1G permissions issued from 2020 to 2025. These figures include both first-time registrations and renewals.
|
Stamp category |
2020 Total |
2021 Total |
2022 Total |
2023 Total |
2024 Total |
2025** Total |
|
Stamp 1 |
22,926 |
24,304 |
40,597 |
57,215 |
56,052 |
53,380 |
|
Stamp 1G |
15,056 |
19,804 |
26,241 |
34,224 |
41,681 |
43,027 |
*Please note, figures are correct at time of issue, however, all statistics may be subject to data cleansing.
** Statistics for 2025 are impacted by delays to registration due to current overall pressure on this function; the final figure for those required to register/renew permissions will exceed that set out in the table.
The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish a National Migration and Integration Strategy detailing how the Government intends to meet the demands and opportunities facing Ireland’s society and economy over the next decade. My Department is currently working with other colleagues in Government Departments to develop this strategy.
As part of this strategic approach, the area of student permissions is being reviewed. This work is aimed at ensuring that the system remains robust and rules-based, supports high-quality education providers, and continues to offer a positive experience for genuine students coming to Ireland.
In relation to the requirements for a person to purchase property in Ireland, this is not a matter that falls within the remit of my Department.
Question No. 601 answered with Question No. 600.