Senator Henry raised the issue of IDCs, that is, Irish born citizens of non-nationals. I do not share her use of the word "alas" in connection with the Supreme Court's decision. It would be strange if Ireland was the only country in the world where persons illegally in the country could convert their status into one of legality by the mere happenstance that one of them had parented a child in our jurisdiction. Whereas the Constitution confers nationality on anybody born on the island of Ireland, it does not follow that a child who is born on a casual trip to Ireland confers by implication or by any moral order the right on his or her family to reside in Ireland on that basis.