Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of their eligibility for update of status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46664/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in her own right, on Stamp 4 conditions, on 3 December 2007 having previously been linked to the permission granted to her sister who was the mother of an Irish born child. This permission has been regularly renewed and is currently valid until 18 August 2016.

I should add that the categories of non-EEA nationals who qualify for educational supports are determined by the Department of Education and Skills. It is for that Department and the bodies operating under its aegis to decide on the criteria that must be satisfied before any educational support can be made available. Insofar as the Immigration Service is concerned the granting of an Immigration Stamp 4 denotes that the holder has an immigration permission to be in the State and the right to work and study. It does not confer on the holder an entitlement to any particular public service or funding. Such matters are determined by the relevant Government Departments or State agencies.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an upgrade of stamp 3 to stamp 4 may be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46666/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is currently registered in the State under Stamp 3 conditions valid until 4 July 2015 which is renewable directly with their local immigration officer shortly before its expiry date. The person concerned should be advised to make an application to INIS for Stamp 4 conditions on the basis of family dependency of an Irish national arising from their father's naturalisation.

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 of too long awaited.