Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or anticipated residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54408/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for international protection has been made in the State. If a person is in the international protection process, there is a legal requirement under the International Protection Act 2015 to maintain full confidentiality at all times. Therefore the Department is unable to publish any information that would identify an international protection applicant.

If an application for international protection has been made in the State, the applicant or their designated legal advisor should contact the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as appropriate. This will enable a full and comprehensive reply to be provided.

Both the International Protection Office (IPO) and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) are fully independent in deciding whether or not to grant international protection. Each application is examined individually on its own merits, in line with national and international asylum law.

The International Protection Office may be contacted: by email to info@ipo.gov.ie; by telephone to the IPO Customer Service Centre at 01 6028000 or in writing to Customer Service Centre, International Protection Office, 79-83 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2.

The International Protection Appeals Tribunal may be contacted either: by email to info@protectionappeals.ie; by telephone at 01-4748400 (or Lo-Call 1890 201 458), or in writing to Corporate Services Division, The International Protection Appeals Tribunal, 6-7 Hanover Street East, Dublin D02 W320.

Information and an overview of the application process for international protection applicants can be found on the IPO website here:

www.ipo.gov.ie/en/IPO/Pages/Assessment_of_Application

Information on how to make an appeal to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, as well as how to access legal advice can be found here:

www.protectionappeals.ie/how-to-appeal/

The Department's website also provides a detailed overview of the International Protection process in Ireland which can be accessed at:

www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/304ba-international-protection/