Asylum Applications.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 February 2010

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Ceisteanna (137)

Noel Ahern

Ceist:

137 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the residency situation of cases; the number of this category that were given the right to stay; if their approvals or a significant number of them have been recently lapsed; if they will have approvals extended as work approvals are being withdrawn due to residency doubts; the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7370/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern)

I wish to inform the Deputy that I am aware of the situation to which he refers, which is specific to the parents of Irish Born Children granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 Scheme. A total of 14,254 applications for renewal of permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 Scheme were received in my Department since 1 January, 2007, of which 14,139 were granted for a 3 year period during 2007. These parents are due to have their permission renewed over the course of 2010, with a high proportion of renewals arising in the 6 month period from May to October.

The practical arrangements for the registration of those parents, including the person in question, who are being granted renewal of their permission to remain in the State are being discussed with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. I anticipate that a notice clarifying the arrangements will shortly appear in the newspapers and will also be posted on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service website at www.inis.ie.