Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 13 June 2012, if the person will be allowed to remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32002/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As outlined in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 13 June, 2012, the person referred to by the Deputy currently has no application pending with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) and was therefore advised to attend their local immigration office to renew their permission to remain on student conditions. Records show that to date, the person concerned has not attended their local immigration office.

As the person referred to by the Deputy has no current permission to remain in the State, she should now make an application to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, General Immigration Division, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 for an extension of permission to remain. It is open to the person concerned to seek permission to remain as a student or as a dependant of their mother.

If seeking permission to remain as a student the following documentation is required:

1. Copy of all passports while residing in the State.

2. Evidence of all available finances.

3. Evidence of medical insurance.

4. Evidence of enrolment and fees paid on a third level course.

If seeking permission to remain as a dependant the following documentation is required:

1. Copy of all passports while residing in the State.

2. Evidence of all available finances.

3. Evidence of medical insurance.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail 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 information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.