Written answers

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Department of Justice and Equality

Work Permits Applications

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an update or upgrade of stamp 1G will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/18]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had permission to remain in the State under the Irish Graduate Scheme, Stamp 1G permission until 29 August 2017.  The purpose of this permission is to enable the person concerned to apply for a work permit.

In accordance with the Student Guidelines found at www.inis.gov.ie the person concerned may only apply for the Irish Graduate Scheme once. 

I have also been informed that the person concerned requested permission to remain in the State on 11 May 2017.  However, this case is among a number of such cases which are currently being held by this Department pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of Luximon v. Minister for Justice and Equality which was heard in that Court on 30 November 2017. A decision will issue in this case when the matters before the Court have been finalised.

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.

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