162 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a response will issue on an application for renewal of Garda National Immigration Bureau card and stamp 4 in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1949/11]

The person concerned has been granted an extension of his temporary permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 4 conditions, for a three year period until 10 January 2014. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 6 January 2011.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.