Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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667. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application pursuant to the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32106/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants 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 who meet the eligibility criteria, and will enable successful applicants to remain and reside in the State and to regularise their residency status.

The application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 8 February 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue.

In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they are received. Processing times may vary depending on the complexity of the application, whether it is a single or family application, the supporting documentation supplied and the Garda vetting process. Applications where there is an existing deportation order in place will also require additional processing.

Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Undocumented-Policy-Scheme-January-2022.pdf.