Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31470/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question made an application for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for parents of Irish children born before 1 January 2005, and commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme.

It is a requirement of the IBC/05 scheme that each applicant be of good character and give honest and complete details in the application form submitted. The person in question was convicted of a number of offences in the State. He also failed to indicate this on his application form. His application for residency in the State was refused on this basis and he was notified that he did not meet the requirements of the IBC/05 scheme on 4 January 2006.

Judicial Review proceedings were instituted on 26 June 2006 and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice I do not propose to comment further on the matter.