Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2083/15]

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 referred to by the Deputy has not made an application to INIS. This person arrived in the State on 21/07/2011 and was registered as a Student from 08/08/2011 to 04/08/2014.

As the person referred to was registered in the State as a non-EEA Student, they are subject to the student immigration rules as set out under the "new immigration regime for full time non-EEA students" which was published in September 2010 and has been in effect since 1 January 2011. These rules stipulate that non-EEA nationals may reside in Ireland as students, subject to the provisions of the new regime, for a maximum period of seven years. A maximum of three years student residence is permitted for courses at non degree level. The person referred to has now exhausted three years on non-degree courses. In order to be further registered as a student they must progress to a degree course.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation requested in respect of their residency-permission to remain in the State has been received in her Department in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2087/15]

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 correspondence issued to the person mentioned on 16 December 2014. In this correspondence, my officials requested documentation and information. To date no response has been received.

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.