Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain each of the numbered stamps that are issued to immigrants on their passports and to relate each number to the relevant legislation or regulation. [15623/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Non-EEA nationals may be granted permission to be in the State in accordance with section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004. For those given permission to remain a stamp is placed in their passports which includes a brief endorsement of the basis on which they are permitted to remain. The stamps themselves do not contain a number but the applicable conditions correlate with the number shown on the Certificates of Registration which are given to the person concerned when they register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau.

The following details explain the categories of stamps and the broad conditions attached to each. It should be noted, however, that additional conditions may be imposed on a person should circumstances require.

Stamp 1 - Persons with permission to work only with employment permits or persons granted permission by the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform to operate a business in the State.

Stamp 1A - Students studying accountancy only.

Stamp 2 - Students with permission to work up to 20 hours per week during college term and 40 hours per week during holidays.

Stamp 2A - Students without permission to work.

Stamp 3 - Persons not permitted to work or operate a business in the State. This category would include dependent family members.

Stamp 4 - Persons with general permission to work or operate a business without the need for an employment permit or other specific authorisation.

Stamp 5 - Persons with permission to reside without condition as to time.

Stamp 6 - Persons with permission to reside without condition.