Brendan Howlin
Ceist:501 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of a Macedonian national whose visa is due to expire on 8 May 2001, he has received an application for permission to remain here indefinitely on the grounds that the father of this person's child is Irish; the current status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/01]