Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2006
22 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of outstanding applications by parents of Irish born children which remain to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3560/06]
View answerOn 15 January 2005 I announced revised arrangements for the processing of applications from the non-national parents of Irish born children born before 1 January 2005 for permission to remain in Ireland. The closing date for receipt of applications was 31 March 2005. A total of 17,907 applications were received. By 27 January 2006, permission to remain in Ireland had been granted to 16,696 applicants. Refusal decisions were made in respect of 1,128 cases leaving 83 applications to be processed to a conclusion. These cases are awaiting finalisation for a number of reasons including the provision of certain documents in line with the terms of the scheme; other cases are awaiting reports from the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Applications submitted after 31 March 2005 are not being considered as they were submitted after the deadline.
