Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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436. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for a Stamp 4 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the matter will be urgently reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23126/15]

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 was illegally present in the State from September 2003 until October 2014. I understand that they were granted permission on the basis that they were a dependent family member of another individual who was granted the 2004 Student Probationary Extension. I understand that this permission brought the person in line with the period their family members permission. However, the permissions for both persons expired on 1st March 2015.

On 27th April 2015, an application for renewal was received from their family member. When this permission is processed, it is then open to the person to referred to by the Deputy to make an application for dependent residence permission to the INIS.

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.