Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2024
248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if persons (details supplied) can apply for citizenship while on temporary permission given their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26155/24]
View answerEU Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 applied the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive to persons displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including persons recognised as refugees in Ukraine. At a meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers on 13 June 2024, political agreement was reached to extend the Temporary Protection Directive until March 2026.
I can advise the Deputy that discussions on the arrangements for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, when the Directive is no longer active, are ongoing, both within the Government and at an EU level, in recognition of the need for certainty for beneficiaries of temporary protection in the EU. These discussions include the residency conditions for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection when the Directive is no longer active in March 2026. The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot pre-empt future discussions and decisions of either the EU or the Government.
