Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a written applicant to his Department by a person (details supplied) in County Cork to extend their visa to remain here with their spouse. [30860/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish national was received from the person in question in August 2006. An acknowledgement of receipt of the application was issued to the person concerned on 4 September 2006. Applications of this type, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and currently take approximately twelve months to process. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State.