Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are two types of stamp 1G visas, both with different entitlements; and if she will rename one of the visas to avoid confusion in this regard. [34908/21]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department administers a wide range of programmes, schemes and permissions to encourage and facilitate legal migration and presence in the State.

A person who is granted a permission to enter the state for a period greater than 90 days is required to register that permission at their local immigration office as provided for by the Immigration Act 2004. Once registration is completed they will be granted a Stamp which will reflect the reason for their stay and the duration applicable.

There are 12 Stamp categories including Stamp 1G. These stamps/permissions provide for short, medium and long-term residence in the State and recognise the permission granted and the conditions attaching to it.

The Stamp 1G is granted to graduates to support their endeavours to find appropriate graduate employment opportunities without the requirement to obtain an employment permit from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It is also granted to the spouses of critical skills permit holders and those on a hosting agreement. The conditions attaching will vary for each of the categories to reflect their reason for being in the State and the activities that they can undertake while resident. These will be identified on their Irish Residence Permission (IRP) card.

At all times we endeavour to make our processes as customer friendly as possible. Any suggestions to help us to achieve this, including ideas around the categorisation of Stamp permissions, will be considered in this context.