Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the pending EUTR reviews according to nationality in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25193/20]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Under Regulation 25 of the European Communities (Free Movements of Persons) Regulations 2015, if an applicant believes that there was an error in fact or in law in reaching their initial EU Treaty Rights decision, they are entitled to seek a review of that decision.

A total of 2,142 review applications are currently on hand in respect of 91 different nationalities. 28 countries have 5 or more applications giving a total of 2028 review applications. The remaining 114 review applications are from 63 countries that each have 4 or less applications.

The attached table gives the breakdown by nationality for the 28 countries with 5 or more applicants. No further breakdown is provided for the 63 countries with 4 or less applications, as the small numbers involved may inadvertently lead to the identification of the individuals concerned.

There are a number of EU countries listed in the table. This refers to EU nationals who apply for a Permanent Residence Certificate (EU2) whilst based in Ireland. This may assist them with tax authorities in their country of origin, in terms of proving their residency in Ireland. The number of such applications tends to be quite small.

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Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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668. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on automatic renewal of immigration permissions which are due to expire; her plans to deal with the 8 to 12 week waiting for appointments in areas outside of Dublin; her plans for the individuals that will be left without permission due to waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25195/20]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As I announced on 18 September 2020, a further temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions has been granted to 20 January 2021. This applies to permissions that are due to expire between 20 September 2020 and 20 January 2021 and to the same 3 primary categories of persons as before:

1. Those who are renewing their permission;

2. Those awaiting a first registration; and

3. Those in the country on a short stay visa who are unable to return home due to uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

This provides certainty to anyone who already holds a valid permission that their legal status in this country is maintained until 20 January 2021. Renewal is on the same basis as the existing permission and the same conditions will continue to apply.

The extension provides the necessary time to make arrangements with the Immigration Service in Dublin or An Garda Síochána outside Dublin to ensure that registrations are renewed in the normal way by that date. I encourage people to do so at the earliest opportunity and not to wait until January to do so.

All renewals in the Dublin area are being processed online only since 20 July 2020, at: . Renewals outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau through the Garda Station network. Information on the contact details for all the registration offices outside Dublin is available at: .