Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the visa change to a stamp 4 will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [22542/22]

Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average amount of wait time for a person changing from stamp 2 to stamp 4. [22543/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together.

I can confirm that an application for a Stamp 4 permission from the person referred to by the Deputy has been approved and was issued to the applicant on 26 April 2022.

A Stamp 4 permission permits the holder to take up employment in the State without the need for an employment permit. They can also work in a profession, subject to conditions of the relevant professional or other bodies and establish and operate a business. The Stamp 4 permission also allows access to state funds and services as determined by relevant Government Departments or agencies.

Regarding processing times; all Irish Citizen Child applications (ICCA) are dealt with in chronological order by date of receipt, however, final processing times may vary due to the complexity of certain cases and the possible need to request further documentation.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.