Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the factors taken into account in adjudicating on a residency application for a non-national person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Subject to certain exceptions, every non-EEA national who wishes to remain in Ireland for longer than three months is required by law to register with the Garda Síochána. Permission to remain is granted in the form of an endorsement in the person's passport. Following registration he or she is issued with a Garda registration certificate.

A non-national can seek permission to remain on a number of grounds. For example, holders of work permits, students, family members of refugees and spouses of Irish nationals can all seek to make residency applications. The factors taken into account in adjudicating on residency applications depends to a large extent on the nature of the application. Should the Deputy require further information on a particular type of residency, the immigration division of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform would be happy to provide more detailed information.