Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10791/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy is registered on a Stamp 3 immigration permission until 13 November 2023.

It is open to the person concerned to apply for a change of immigration status if they meet the criteria for doing so. Further information on the criteria for changing immigration permission, including instructions on how to change permission are available on the Immigration Service website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/

It is also open to the person concerned to seek an employment permit from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), should they wish to take up employment in the State. Further information on employment permits is available on the DETE website at: www.enterprise.gov.ie.

If the person is successful in obtaining an employment permit, they may then apply to the Immigration Service of my Department for a change of status from a Stamp 3 immigration permission to a Stamp 1 employment permission.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10793/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State, as their previous immigration permission expired over 6 years ago. 

It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them to contact the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or their local immigration office and to take all the appropriate steps to regularise their status.

Any application submitted should explain their current circumstances and future intentions in the State and provide any documentation they feel will support their application.

In all cases, people must engage with the authorities if they wish to be permitted to remain here legally.

The Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) examines each application to remain in the State on a case-by-case basis and has consistently urged anyone in this position to come forward if they wish to apply to regularise their immigration position in the State.