PQ 582
582. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take to ensure that non-EEA PhD researchers can lawfully remain in the State during the period between the expiry of their student permission and the formal completion of their doctoral degree, including viva voce examination, corrections, final thesis submission and graduation; whether he will consider a bespoke immigration permission for PhD researchers distinct from other categories of students; whether he will meet with the an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/26]
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582. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take to ensure that non-EEA PhD researchers can lawfully remain in the State during the period between the expiry of their student permission and the formal completion of their doctoral degree, including viva voce examination, corrections, final thesis submission and graduation; whether he will consider a bespoke immigration permission for PhD researchers distinct from other categories of students; whether he will meet with the an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-07-14/582/
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