Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (Kerry South, Labour)
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Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the 18,000 applications to remain in the State received to date from non-national parents of Irish born children, which have been determined to date; the number of applications refused to date; the breakdown of the reasons for such refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21460/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Some 18,000 applications for temporary permission to remain in the State were received under the revised arrangements for consideration of applications for permission to remain in the State from the non-national parents of children born in Ireland before 1 January 2005. Of this number, over 7,300 applicants have to date been granted temporary permission to remain in the State.

Some 48 applications have so far been refused. A breakdown of the reasons for such refusals is as follows: 37 applicant parents and-or the Irish born child were not resident in the State; three applicants were not the parent of an Irish born child; four children were born after 1 January 2005; two applicants had a criminal record; one application was received after closing date of 31 March 2005; and one application made from abroad. It should be noted that a significant number of incomplete applications are currently under examination or are being held pending the submission of documents.