Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree of progress to date in the determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24343/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply (copy below) to Parliamentary Question Number 527 of 12th January, 2011. The position remains as stated.

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 135: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 status will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24344/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no application for Long Term Residency from the person referred to by the Deputy has been received. If the person concerned has been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/working visa conditions, she may apply to the Long Term Residency Unit of INIS for a five year residency extension.

As the spouse of the person has already been granted Long Term Residency, the person mentioned may wish to apply for Long Term Residency as a dependant. This permission does not allow the person concerned to work without a work permit.

I would 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.