Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) currently attending a school and in possession of Stamp 2, if their status can be upgraded for employment purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57232/22]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a visa might be entertained in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57233/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together.

I am informed by my officials that the person referred to by the Deputy is in receipt of a Stamp 2 immigration permission and therefore does not need a visa at this time.

Any person in receipt of a Stamp 2 immigration permission on student conditions is allowed to take up casual employment to supplement their income while studying in Ireland. During term time, non-EEA students can work up to 20 hours per week and during normal college holiday periods they can work on a full time basis up to 40 hours per week.

The Stamp 2 permission will typically expire shortly after the conclusion of the course. The person will then need to leave the state or seek a change of permission, if they met the criteria.

More information is available on my Department's website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/

Where a persons parents are Irish citizens it is open to them to make an application for citizenship when the meet the criteria as set down in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended.

The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, and all applications are processed in line with the eligibility criteria as set out under the Act. Each application is assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received.

Applicants are required to have 5 years reckonable residence in the state prior to making an application, except for spouses of Irish nationals where the requirement is 3 years. In both cases, the final 12 months must be continuous residence in the State with up to 6 weeks allowed to facilitate foreign travel for business family or holiday purposes.

Detailed information on Irish citizenship and the naturalisation process, along with the relevant application forms and guidance notes, is available on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a stamp 4 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57235/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Children under 16 are deemed to hold the same immigration permission as their parent or legal guardian, unless otherwise provided for. Once a child reaches 16 years of age while resident in the State, they are required to attend at their local immigration office to register their permission and to receive an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card in their own right.

As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network.

It is open to the persons concerned to contact their local Immigration Office in order to register their permission.

Information on the contact details for all the registration offices outside Dublin is available at: www.garda.ie/en/contact-us/station-directory.

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.