Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to extend the validity of an existing Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare while awaiting a decision on his application without being conditional as to time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38395/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy, is currently registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau on Stamp 4 conditions until 3 October 2013. The person has an application for Stamp 5 conditions currently with INIS. A decision will issue on his case very shortly.

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. This service enable 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.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application made by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application on 6 August 2013 for permission to remain in the State on the basis of a De Facto relationship with an Irish national. These applications are dealt with in chronological order and currently it is taking up to six months to process them. A decision will issue on this application in the coming months.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In relation to cases finalised under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), I can advise the Deputy that in the period 1st January, 2013 to 30th June, 2013 (the standard reporting period used by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department), a total of 1,400 such cases were finalised with 822 deportation orders having been made, the voluntary return of 206 persons was facilitated while a further 372 persons were granted permission to remain.

The position more generally with regard to subsidiary protection is that in light of recent judgments in the Superior Courts, I am introducing new arrangements for the processing of these applications. My Department, in consultation with the Attorney General's Office, is developing a new legislative and administrative framework for the processing of current and future applications. This work is being given high priority, is close to completion and applicants will be advised of the new arrangements as soon as possible.