446. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the grounds upon which a visa application for a person (details supplied), who was selected to receive a year-long scholarship to attend Trinity College Dublin commencing in academic year 2026/2027, was denied; and if he will liaise with the applicant to assist with their application, given the urgency of the academic year beginning. [66413/26]

I can advise the Deputy that following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application referred to was refused. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant on 7 September 2026.

An appeals process is available to applicants whose visa application has been refused at first instance. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the relevant Visa Appeals Officer within two months of the date of refusal and should address the factors that gave rise to the decision.

All visa applicants are advised that the responsibility 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 our website. People that carefully follow these guidelines have an improved prospect of receiving a positive decision.

Further information on the appeals process is available at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/appeal-a-negative-decision/.

Full consideration will be given to any appeal received on behalf of the applicant however the onus is on the applicant to satisfy the Visa Officer that a visa should be granted.

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.