The applicant in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for the processing of applications from the non-national parents of Irish born children born before 1 January 2005.
It is a requirement under the revised arrangements that the applicant has been resident in the State with the Irish born child on a continuous basis since the child's birth. Evidence of such residence is required. This is clearly stated on the application form.
The applicant concerned, with her Irish born child left, the jurisdiction for the United Kingdom during November 2004 where she claimed asylum. The applicant was returned here in March of this year under the provisions of the Dublin II Convention. Accordingly, as she did not satisfy the conditions of the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005, in so far as residency is concerned, her application for permission to remain in this country has been refused.