Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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1412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an Irish resident permit application by a person (details supplied); the steps the person can take next in relation to the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18934/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Due to the public health restrictions currently in place under Level 5 of the Government's Framework for Restrictive Measures in Response to Covid-19, the Registration Office in Burgh Quay has been closed since 23 December 2020, until further notice.

To ensure that people do not fall out of permission during the Covid-19 pandemic, seven automatic extensions of immigration permissions have been granted, the most recent to 20 September 2021.

The requirement to register an immigration permission in person, for those living in Dublin, including the person referred to by the Deputy, will not arise until the Registration Office reopens in line with the Government's Roadmap. First time registrations require the taking of biometric information (fingerprints) so it is not possible to do these registrations online.

Customers residing in Dublin, who had appointments cancelled for a first-time registration and who provided a valid email address when making their appointment, will be contacted by the Immigration Service of my Department and given a new appointment date.

Registrations 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: .

Further updates will be provided on the Immigration Service website when available at: .

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 from my Department is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.