Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa extension request by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47092/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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An application for an Extension of Student Conditions (ESTC) permission was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 12 September 2023.

To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by date received. My Department endeavours to process applications as quickly as possible. However, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hands, individual circumstances, the complexity of applications, whether further information is required, and the resources available.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas mail facility (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 questions process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.