Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 9 May 2023, if Ukrainian applicants for temporary protection are requested to provide their last address in Ukraine to his Department or to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service as part of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24026/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that Temporary Protection in Ireland applies to the following groups of people who have had to flee Ukraine due to the invasion by Russia:

1. Ukrainian nationals who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022;

2. Nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) or a stateless person who would have benefited from international protection (for example: Refugee status) or an equivalent national protection status in Ukraine and were residing there before 24 February 2022;

3. Family members of persons covered by a) and b), where their family already existed in Ukraine, prior to 24 February.

Family members include a spouse or partner, unmarried minor children of either of them, and their other close dependent family relatives who have been living with them as part of the family unit before 24 February 2022.

Temporary protection also applies to nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) and stateless people who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 with a permanent Ukrainian residence permit, who cannot safely return to their country of origin.

Applicants must provide their identity documents and proof of residency in Ukraine prior to 24 February 2022 in order to meet the criteria. Applicants must provide proof that they had been living in Ukraine. This proof can take many forms including evidence of address.