Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who exited Ireland's ports and airports in the past month that were stamp 2 visa holders and whose permissions were due to expire at midnight 31 May 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31147/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1295. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the total number of stamp 2 visaholders whose permissions expired on 31 May that left Ireland in the week prior to their visa expiring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29358/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1296. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of English language student stamp 2 visa holders whose permissions expired on 31 May who left Ireland in the week prior to the expiration of their visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29359/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1297. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of third level stamp 2 visa holders whose permissions expired on 31 May who left Ireland in the week prior to the expiration of their visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29360/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1356. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department communicated with the Department of Transport or the Dublin Airport Authority on the number of persons who would have expected to have to leave the country before 31 May due to the expiration of their permission to stay. [30492/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1280, 1295 to 1297, inclusive, and 1356 together.
Persons leaving the State are not checked on exit. Therefore it is not possible to give a reliable estimate of persons on particular types of immigration permissions who have left the State.
As there are no definitive numbers on the persons required to leave the State on any given date, my Department did not communicate with the Department of Transport or the Dublin Airport Authority prior to the 31 May 2022 in relation to the matter.
Anyone whose immigration permission is due to expire may apply requesting a change of immigration permission or to have their immigration permission extended. Consequently, there may be a number of people awaiting a decision on such applications.
Furthermore, a Stamp 2 immigration permission is granted to all international non-EEA students regardless of whether they are undertaking an English language course or a third level programme, with no differentiation in the permission granted other than duration. When granting a Stamp 2 immigration permission, the immigration officer must ensure that the course of study is listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP).
