Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for family reunification submitted by a person (details supplied) in December 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24169/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The application for the person referred to by the Deputy has been received by my Department and continues to be processed at this time.

All applications are processed in chronological order and my officials continue to prioritise applications made by Afghan nationals at this time.

The speed in which a decision can be made largely depends on the quality of the application received. My Department will continue to engage with the applicant for any further information that may be required to assist with the processing of the application.

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.

Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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583. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for family reunification submitted by a person (details supplied) in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24170/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The application for the person referred to by the Deputy has been received by my Department and continues to be processed at this time.

All applications are processed in chronological order and my officials are continuing to prioritise family reunification applications made by Afghan nationals at this time.

The speed in which a decision can be made largely depends on the quality of the application received. My Department will continue to engage with the applicant for any further information that may be required to assist with the processing of the application.

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.