Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for extended residency for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41522/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person concerned arrived in Ireland on the 30 April, 2005 and was permitted to enter the State for a three month period. This permission was later extended by her local registration office up to the 07 February, 2006.

The person concerned lodged a residence application with the Immigration Division of my Department in December, 2005 on the basis that she was in a relationship with an EU citizen. The documentation submitted in support of the application indicates that the relationship was of a relatively short duration, and that the EU citizen was still married to another person at the time of the application and could not be deemed to be in a long term relationship with the person who is the subject of this application.

I understand that the documentation submitted will be re-examined and the my Department will be in touch shortly with the person concerned.

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 for permission for start a business here will be processed as quickly as possible. [41526/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question currently has permission to remain in the State on the basis of a work permit until 8 September 2007. There is no record of an application having being received to-date from the person concerned for permission to engage in business in the State.

I am informed that correspondence recently issued from the Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department in response to a written enquiry regarding permission to remain in the State. The person in question was informed that, in order to engage in business in the State he must first obtain prior permission from my Department to do so. This permission may be sought by writing to the Business Permission Section, Immigration Operations, 4th Floor, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.