Catherine Connolly
Question:431. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of two applications for admission to Ireland under the Afghan admission programme (details supplied). [32363/23]
View answerTuesday, 4 July 2023
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The persons referred to by the Deputy made applications which were received by my Department on 10 February 2022 and 01 March 2022 respectively.Processing of these applications is ongoing at present. As each application is examined under it's own merits, we are unable to give an exact time-frame for completion.We are fully aware that every applicant to the programme has serious concerns for the welfare of their family members and are endeavouring to process all applications as thoroughly and quickly as possible.The applicants will be contacted in writing as soon as a decision has been reached.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (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 Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.