Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when Stamp 4 will be updated and or renewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, the delay in respect of which is causing serious hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48488/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 2001 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis up to 17 June 2010. However, I am informed that the Garda National Immigration Bureau refused further renewal of his permission to remain when it came to light that the person concerned was no longer living with his Irish born child. Following the receipt of correspondence from him, my Department requested documentation from the person concerned to establish his family situation in December 2010. To date the person concerned has not responded to this request and I would advise that he do so as soon as possible, given that he is currently in the State without permission.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly 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 538: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress made to date in the determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48491/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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As the name of the person referred to by the Deputy does not match the reference number supplied, it is not possible to provide the information sought at this time. However, information on the particular case the Deputy is referring to will be provided once my Department has received the correct name and reference number.

In that context I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made directly 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.