Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6110/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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In response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, is currently being considered under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and all other applicable legislation, in advance of a final decision being made.

The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme opened for applications on 31 January 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months, until 31 July 2022, when the scheme will close. The scheme is only open to those who do not have a current permission to reside in the State and will enable eligible applicants to remain and reside in the State and to regularise their residency status.

Full details regarding the qualifying criteria, the required documentation for the scheme and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document is available on my Department's website at: .

People with an existing Deportation Order and people with expired student permissions will be able to apply, if they meet the minimum undocumented residence requirement. All applicants must meet standards regarding good character and criminal record/behaviour and not pose a threat to the State.

The person concerned may wish to consider making an application under the scheme if they meet the eligibility criteria. Any questions regarding the scheme can be sent to: undocumentedhelp@justice.ie.

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.