Mr. Michael Kirrane:

I can. First, it is set down in EU law. It is not determined under Irish law. There are two different types of category. There are what are known as qualifying family members and there are permitted family members. Qualifying family members are immediate spouse and children and permitted family members are wider relations, whether they be nieces, cousins, uncles, grandparents, etc. They are dealt with separately under EU treaty rights and the extent of rights under each of those categories is set down in EU law.