598. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review a change of visa application and to confirm that the 12-week continuity provision applies to the case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51666/26]

The person referred to by the Deputy applied to renew their immigration permission on 26 May 2026 and this application is currently in the queue for consideration.

The Registration Office within Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) of my Department 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/.

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 is open seven days a week to facilitate customers to process both first time registration appointments and online renewals. Additional staff have been assigned to this work, which has now begun to reduce the processing time for renewals. For certain categories of renewals, the processing time is now approximately 6 - 8 weeks from the time of initial application, with no category exceeding a wait time of 17 weeks.

The Registration Office has also issued a notice to employers regarding the legality of employing someone awaiting renewal. This notice can be found here: www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/notice-to-employers/.

I can advise the Deputy that the person referred to is covered by the employer's notice. If a person's previous immigration permission allowed them to work in the State prior to submitting their renewal application, and they have applied for renewal prior to their permission expiring, they can continue to work in accordance with the employment conditions of that permission.

If, however, their current permission did not allow employment or their permission expired prior to applying for renewal, they are considered out of permission and cannot work in the State.

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

If the application is approved, the person concerned can expect to receive their new Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card within the following 10-15 working days.

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.