Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 551: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a family reunification application for a person (details supplied); if it has not reached a conclusion, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25575/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question made a family reunification application on behalf of his wife, four children, mother and five siblings in January 2005.

The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department.

Applications of this type are generally dealt with in chronological order. This application will be considered by my Department and a decision will issue in due course.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 552: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for family reunification which was submitted in December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25585/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question made a family reunification application on behalf of his two adult children and two adult nieces in June 2005.

The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department.

Applications of this type are generally dealt with in chronological order. This application will be considered by my Department and a decision will issue in due course.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 553: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of figures in his recently published figures for non-national parents given the right to remain in each of Dún Laoghaire, Lucan, Saggart and Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25603/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The figures the Deputy refers to are the geographical locations of the applications for leave to remain in the State granted under the revised arrangements for non EU national parents of Irish children born before 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme.

The locations indicated in the report published on 1 May 2006 refer only to the stated addresses at the time of application. The following table provides the breakdown in the report for Dublin County including Swords, Lucan, Saggart and Dún Laoghaire.