Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite the processing of an application by a person (details supplied). [15808/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application form for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child under the revised arrangements, was made on behalf of the person concerned by a third party and received in my Department on 1 April 2005.

The revised arrangements apply to persons who are currently resident in the State and have been resident in the State with their Irish born child on a continuous basis since the child's birth. In this case the person concerned is currently resident in Australia with her Irish born child. In addition, the person concerned has not herself made an application for consideration to remain under the revised arrangements. Rather it was made on her behalf by a relative and, furthermore, the application form was incomplete.

Given that this was one of the last application forms received and that applications are dealt with insofar as is possible in order of receipt, it will be some weeks before this case is processed to conclusion. However, on the basis of the information available from the incomplete application, it is unlikely that permission to remain will be granted.