Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can obtain employment on foot of stamp 4, a work permit, or a combination of both; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12361/16]

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 in question was registered in the State as a student from 7th January 2009 to 31st March 2015. Against this background, the person concerned is subject to the student pathway.

The person concerned was informed on 17th May 2016 that they had completed the maximum term permitted for student conditions in the State and that they would not be provided with further permission to remain as a student. They were also informed at that time that they had no entitlement to permission to remain in the State on Stamp 4 conditions.

The person concerned does not have permission to work in the State at the present time. However, should they wish to enter employment in the State, then a prospective employer must first obtain a work permit in respect of them. The issuing of work permits is a matter for the Employment Permits Division of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

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 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 Parliamentary Question 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.