779. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will expediate an Irish residence permit application (details supplied), given its impact on the completion of a property purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38749/26]

The person referred to by the Deputy applied to renew their immigration permission on 04 March 2026 and this application is currently in the queue for consideration.

I understand that the extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants and I can assure the Deputy that my Department is exploring every avenue available to facilitate as many customers as possible and to increase processing capacity.

The Registration Office within Immigration Service Delivery of my Department is already open seven days a week to facilitate customers, with further measures to reduce processing times currently being implemented. Additional staff have been assigned to this work and further assignments are being examined. I expect that this will begin to address the delays currently being experienced.

The Registration Office provide a live application processing date broken down by stamp category, which is updated every Monday, and is available at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/renewing-your-registration-permission-if-you-live-in-the-republic-of-ireland/#processing.

If an application is approved, it may take up to a further 15 business days to receive the new Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card by post.

The person concerned can now directly check the status of their immigration application on the Immigration Service’s new Customer Service Portal. They can register for, or log in to their existing account, at www.portal.irishimmigration.ie/en/.

As an Oireachtas member, you can also request the status of individual immigration cases by e-mail, using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@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.