Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application as part of recent undocumented scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61804/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 9 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.

The processing times of applications will vary depending on the complexity of the application, whether it is a single or family application, the supporting documentation and the vetting process with An Garda Síochána (AGS). Applications where there is an existing deportation order will 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.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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492. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the downgrading of a stamp in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61821/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy submitted an online application for a renewal of their Stamp 1 immigration permission to the Registration Office of my Department on 10 July 2022 and included supporting documentation for same.

On the 11 July 2022, the applicant received a permission letter from the Domestic Residence and Permissions division of my Department granting them a change of status to a Stamp 4 permission. The applicant did not present this newly issued permission letter to the Registration Office when applying, or subsequent to the renewal application being made for registration and therefore it could not have been considered when the renewal of the permission was granted.

The Registration Office have now amended the immigration permission stamp details to a Stamp 4 and have issued a new IRP card to the address on file.

The person concerned can expect to receive their new updated Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card shortly.