516. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the Turkish Association Agreement; if the provisions of this apply to all Turkish citizens in the State; if a person has a stamp 4 or a critical skills visa which takes precedence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52809/26]

I can advise the Deputy that the Turkish Association Agreement (TURA) allows Turkish nationals legally employed in an EU member State for a certain period of time, gain rights to remain or to switch employment in that State, subject to certain conditions.

Further information on the TURA is available here: www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/turkish-association-agreement/

The conditions associated with a stamp 4 immigration permission for someone granted under the TURA, or someone granted as the holder of a Critical Skills Employment Permit are the same, but have different application pathways. As such, one does not take precedence over the other.

Customers can now directly check the status of their immigration application on the Immigration Service’s Customer Service Portal. They can register for, or log in to their existing account, at: portal.irishimmigration.ie/en/

As an Oireachtas member, you can also request the status of individual immigration cases by email, using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@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.