asked the Minister for External Affairs if he is aware that Irish citizens, born in Northern Ireland, who were not resident there on 1st January, 1940, are required to obtain a residence permit, from the Government of Northern Ireland, before being permitted to resume residence there; and if he will make representations with a view to having this onerous restriction removed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Residence Permits in Northern Ireland.
I am aware of the fact stated in the question, and I would refer the Deputy to the replies I gave to the parliamentary question and supplementary questions on this subject in the Dáil on the 15th November last.
And then we are a republic.