The person concerned made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish-born child under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005. The application was acknowledged on 9 April 2005.
The scheme which I have introduced for the making of applications for permission to remain on the basis of parentage of an Irish-born child applies only in cases where the parents are resident in the State. It does not apply in respect of parents who are not resident in the State. I understand that this application has been examined and that the person concerned made an application from outside the State.