Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023
377. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 436 of 9 May 2023 and 521 of 23 May 2023, the reason if Ukrainian applicants for temporary protection have provided his Department with proof of their address in Ukraine as stated in her replies, her Department cannot provide a breakdown of the regions in Ukraine from where those applicants originated from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/23]
View answerTemporary Protection in Ireland applies to the following groups of people who have had to flee Ukraine due to the invasion by Russia:
• Ukrainian nationals who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022;
• Nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) or a stateless person who would have benefited from international protection (for example: Refugee status) or an equivalent national protection status in Ukraine and were residing there before 24 February 2022;
• Family members of persons covered by a) and b), where their family already existed in Ukraine, prior to 24 February.
• Family members include a spouse or partner, unmarried minor children of either of them, and their other close dependent family relatives who have been living with them as part of the family unit before 24 February 2022.
• Temporary protection also applies to nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) and stateless people who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 with a permanent Ukrainian residence permit, who cannot safely return to their country of origin.
Applicants must provide their identity documents and proof of residency in Ukraine prior to 24 February 2022 in order to meet the criteria for temporary protection. This proof can take many forms including; evidence of address, medical records, educational records, banking records etc. Although proof of residency is required, the individual addresses or regions in Ukraine in which applicants for temporary protection were resident are not recorded by my Department, and are not criteria relevant to the question of eligibility for temporary protection.
