Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an asylum application and residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48479/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1043/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 and 571 together.

The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for a two year period, to 5 January 2013. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 5 January 2011.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 527: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when Stamp 3 will be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who has a promise of employment which they are anxious to take up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48480/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person referred to by the Deputy was granted Long Term Residency on the 8 March 2010 for 5 years as a dependant. This permission does not allow the person concerned to work without a work permit.

If it is the case that the person in question wishes to work in the State, a prospective employer must first obtain a work permit for her from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason approval by letter dated November 2010 has not been honoured in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when they will receive permission to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48481/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy applied for a change of Status and was granted a Stamp 2 Student stamp in November 2010. I am further informed that the person then presented to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to register, but on further examination of the documentation it was discovered that the course being pursued by the person is not listed on the register of programmes approved by the Minister for Education and Science for purposes of access to employment. Therefore registration on Stamp 2 was refused. The person was informed of the reason and was advised to write to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) so that her application could be reviewed. No correspondence has yet been received.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.