Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will return the passport of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has applied for residency on the basis of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person concerned made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage of an Irish citizen child under the revised arrangements announced on 15 January 2005. The application was acknowledged on the same day. The person's passport has been checked, copied and returned by registered post.

Applications are being dealt with in order of receipt in so far as is possible and as expeditiously as possible. Given the number of applications to be processed it will be several weeks before processing of the application from the person concerned will be completed.