Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stamp 4 permits issued in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6243/17]

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 a ‘Stamp 4’ permission to stay in Ireland, for a specified period, may be granted, subject to conditions which include the following:

- Join an Irish spouse/civil partner;

- Join a minor child, who is an Irish citizen;

- Join an EU/EEA or Swiss family member using their EU Treaty Rights;

- Join a family member who is a recognised refugee or has been granted subsidiary protection;

- Parent of an Irish Born Child (pre-2005);

- Parent of an Irish Born Child where one parent is an Irish national (Zambrano conditions apply);

- Have completed 2 years registration on a Critical Skills Work Permit;

- Have been granted humanitarian/exceptional leave to remain;

- Recognised convention or programme refugee or have been granted subsidiary protection.

The table shows the number of permissions pursuant to Stamp 4 granted each year since 2012, broken down between renewals and new registrations.