Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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405. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if leave to remain can be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23998/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 1G immigration permission until 20 December 2023.

A Stamp 1G indicates that a person has permission to look for employment in the State under the Third Level Graduate Programme. When an applicant has completed their studies in Ireland and gained an award at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or above, that person may qualify for a Stamp 1G for 12 months.

Where an individual receives an award at Level 9 NFQ, they may qualify for a Stamp 1G for up to 24 months subject to the overall limit of 8 years on student conditions that applies. Graduates at level 9 NFQ or above who qualify for a Stamp 1G permission will be granted the permission for 12 months initially, further details are available on my Department's website at www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/third-level-graduate-programme/.

It is open to a prospective employer to make an application for an employment permit on behalf of a Stamp 1G graduate, and where the employment permit is granted they can register the permit at their local registration office where they will be issued with a Stamp 1 immigration permission.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email 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 email service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.