Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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924. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the application status of a person (details supplied) to the Afghan Admissions Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28232/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy made an application to the Afghan Admissions Programme which was received by my Department on 11 March 2022.

I understand that this is a difficult situation for our Afghan community and their loved ones and would like to take this opportunity to assure them that my Department is processing applications under the Afghan Admissions Programme (AAP) as quickly as possible.

Processing of this application is ongoing at present. As each application is examined under its 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 as quickly as possible.

The applicant 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.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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925. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be granted their IRP renewal as soon as possible as they have experienced a very lengthy wait and have since been let go from their current employment and cannot access and welfare claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28261/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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An online registration renewal application was created by the person referred to by the Deputy on 07 October 2022. This application was the subject of a “Request for Additional Information” which was not responded to by the person concerned and therefore could not be finalised.

It is open to the person concerned to submit a new registration renewal application using the online system available at inisonline.jahs.ie/user/login. They should include their spouse’s Irish passport, their marriage certificate and proof of joint address in support of their application.

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.