Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 559: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if Stamp 3 can be extended to Stamp 4 to enable a person (details supplied) in County Kildare take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1028/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned has had his temporary permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 3 conditions, renewed for a six month period, until 11th April, 2011. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 11th October, 2010.

The decision to grant such status to the person concerned was arrived at following the consideration of his case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). This decision took account of all matters relating to the person concerned which were submitted to me for consideration, including his personal and family circumstances and the decision stands.

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 560: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is required to make a further new application in view of the fact that they have done so already on several occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1029/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to Parliamentary Questions in this matter.

I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made a Family Reunification application in January 2006.

A decision in this case to refuse to grant an application under section 18 was issued to the person referred to on the 11th July 2008 enclosing original documentation submitted in support of their application.

A new application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on the 21st December 2010. The new application has been forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996.

Where the Minister decides to refuse to grant an application it is open to the applicant to make a new application if he or she sees fit to do so.

In this case, on completion of the investigation the Commissioner will prepare a report to my Department and on receipt of this report the application will be considered further.

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 561: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 7 December 2010, if he will clarify the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1030/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 7 December 2010, the Travel Document Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person referred to in the Deputy's question is still the holder of temporary permission to remain in the State until 29 May 2011, which was granted to him on an exceptional basis.

As previously advised, the person concerned was issued with a temporary travel document on 19 November 2009 valid for one year for the sole purpose of allowing him travel to procure his national passport. He was informed that this temporary travel document would not be renewed as it was being issued to him on a discretionary basis.

In line with usual practice the Garda National Immigration Bureau issued a Certificate of Registration valid up 18 November 2010 being the date of expiry of the temporary travel document and advised that a national passport should be obtained to allow for further registration up to the 29 May 2011. In order to renew an existing registration a person is required under Section 9(2)(a) of the Immigration Act 2004 to produce a passport issued by an authority recognised by the Irish government which establishes identity and nationality unless a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances which prevents a person from doing so is provided.

It is now a matter for the person concerned to contact his own national authorities in order to obtain his passport. I am informed that the DR Congo Embassy in London is the appropriate office to contact in relation to this.

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.