Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not had responses to recent inquiries to his Department concerning an application for renewal of residency and application to engage in business as a self employed sculptor and artist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8836/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question was granted permission to engage in business in the State for an initial period of 12 months on 17 November 1999 as a self employed sculptor-artist. It appears that he renewed his registration with the Garda National Immigration Bureau until 16 November 2003 but did not attend for a further renewal of his residency in the State until 28 November 2005.

At that time the local immigration officer granted the person in question a further period of permission to remain in the State of five years duration but advised the person in question to seek renewal of his business permission. The application to renew his permission to engage in business in the State was received in the immigration division of my Department on 11 December 2005. The person in question indicated in that letter that he would be unable to answer questions on his application until after January 2006 as he would be out of the State. A request for further documentation was issued recently so that the renewal for permission to engage in business can be further considered. On receipt of the information requested the renewal application will be processed within a short period of time.