Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate a further extension to stamp 1 visa conditions which expire on 11 February 2017, in view of the fact that adequate time was not available to respond to correspondence dated 24 January 2017 which did not arrive until the last day of January and which required a response by 1 February 2017, in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6616/17]

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 the person concerned was granted permission to remain on 'stamp 1' conditions for six months on 11 August 2016, in order to allow them to apply for an employment permit from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Documentation was also requested in a letter dated 11th August 2016.

The Deputy might wish to note that the person concerned has not, to date, provided the documentation requested. A further request for this documentation was made on the 24th January 2017. The requested documentation should therefore be submitted to the INIS as soon as possible. Consideration will be given to the renewal of the person's permission to remain in the State on the basis of documentation submitted.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.