Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision on residence has been decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33749/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has permission to be in the State until 31 July 2012 on Student conditions.

I understand that he has availed of the special six month 'Timed Out' permission for non-EEA students, as outlined under the 'New Immigration Regime for Full Time Non -EEA Students'. This permission allows timed out non-EEA students to work full time for the duration of this six month period and, as an exception to the normal rule, to apply for an employment permit or green card permit without first having to leave the State. This permission is non-renewable.

The application was received by the Student Review section of my Department on 20 January 2012 and as an exceptional measure, further permission was granted to the person concerned and his wife to reside in the State until 31 July 2012. This was to enable their son complete his junior cycle and to give his family sufficient time to finalise their affairs in the Ireland prior to their return to Mauritius.

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.