I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 181 of Thursday, 4th October 2012 - copied beneath. The position is unchanged since then.
The person concerned has made an application for the renewal of his temporary permission to remain in the State. This application is under consideration at present and when a decision has been made, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the decision.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility 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 e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.