Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for the undocumented scheme; if their case will be examined favourably, given they have been living here for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38177/23]
View answerThe application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 09 February 2022 and continues to be processed. A request for further information was recently issued to the applicant and once received the application will continue to be processed.
Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. The processing time of applications will vary depending on the complexity of the application, whether it is a single or family application, the supporting documentation and the vetting process with An Garda Síochána (AGS). Applications where there is an existing deportation order will require additional processing.
Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Undocumented-Policy-Scheme-January-2022.pdf
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at INISOireachtasMail@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. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
