Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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579. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); if they are eligible to apply to the scheme for the undocumented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7731/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy was granted a Family Reunification permission to enable them to enter, remain and reside in the State on 22 May 2001. They last held a valid permission in the State in 2019 and therefore do not meet the published eligibility criteria for the Regularisation Scheme for Long-Term Undocumented Migrants living in the State.

It is open to the person concerned to write to the Family Reunification Division of my Department at: Family Reunification Unit, Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, D02 XK70. They should provide their name, person ID number and current address, to obtain a letter to present to their local immigration office to renew their Irish Residence Permission (IRP) card.

It is also open to the person concerned to apply for citizenship once they are satisfied that they meet the statutory requirements. Further information on applying for naturalisation is available on my Department's website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/.

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.