Dáil Éireann - Volume 666 - 05 November, 2008

Written Answers. - Immigration Statistics.

Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 29 October 2008, the numbers of the top 20 nationalities registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as students. [38596/08]

Deputy Dermot Ahern Deputy Dermot Ahern

  Deputy Dermot Ahern: In compliance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Immigration Act 2004, a register of Non-Nationals is maintained by An Garda Síochána. Student permission is granted under two different permissions (stamps). Stamp 2 allows limited access to the labour market without an employment permit and Stamp 2A prohibits working. The following two tables provide a breakdown of the number of students recorded on each stamp as at the 3rd November 2008.

Dáil Éireann 666 Written Answers. Immigration Statistics.

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