Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is eligible to apply to the undocumented scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7621/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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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.

This once-in-a-generation scheme is designed to give long-term undocumented people living in the State without a current permission to remain, the chance to regularise their status, access the labour market and begin their path to citizenship.

Full details regarding the qualifying criteria, a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document and the required documentation for the scheme is available on my Department's website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/regularisation-of-long-term-undocumented-migrant-scheme/.

Regarding the person referred to by the Deputy, a Deportation Order was made in respect of them under the provisions of Section 3 (2) (f) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as they were residing in the State without any lawful permission. It is open to them to apply, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have that Order revoked.

However, to have a realistic chance of a favourable outcome, the request would need to be founded on new information or changed circumstances which were not able to be considered, nor were capable of being considered, when the original decision to make the Deportation Order was made. The outcome of that request will be that the existing Deportation Order will either be ‘affirmed’ or ‘revoked’.

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 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 e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.