Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options available to non-EEA nationals wishing to live and work here where they are the parents of an Irish born child, born prior to January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37036/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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There have been two separate schemes where a non EEA national could claim residency in the State on the sole basis of being the parent of an Irish born child. The first scheme ceased on 19 February 2003 and the most recent scheme was the revised arrangements which were introduced on 12 January 2005 for parents of Irish children born before 1 January 2005 and is commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. The IBC/05 scheme ceased taking applications for residency on 31 March 2005. There is now no separate procedure for considering a new application for residency based solely on being the parent of an Irish child born before 1 January 2005.