Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 May 2023
99. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a residency application by a person (details supplied), bearing in mind the considerable distress it is causing to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26463/23]
View answerA decision to refuse the residency application, under the terms of the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme, was issued on the 14 April 2023 . The refusal letter set out the reason for refusal and provided details on the appeal process .
An appeal by the person concerned was received on 27 April 2023 and continues to be processed.
It is not possible to provide a guideline as to when processing of all appeals will be completed. It should be noted that processing times may vary depending on the complexity of the application and the number of appeals received.
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.
