Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [2579/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for the processing of applications from the non-national parents of Irish born children born before 1 January 2005. It is required under the revised arrangements that the applicant must provide evidence that he or she has been living with the Irish born child or children in the State on a continuous basis since the child's birth. In this case, the applicant did not provide any evidence to show that he is resident with his Irish born children or is involved in their upbringing. It is also required that the applicant provides evidence of identity in the form of a passport or national identity card. The applicant has not to date submitted either of these documents. Accordingly, the application for permission to remain was refused.