Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for the renewal of the permanent residency status for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there is further information needed in regard to the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4506/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that letters issued to the persons in question on 6th February, 2007, renewing their permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage of an Irish born child for a further 12 month period.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for permanent residency for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4507/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non EU national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. It is a requirement of this scheme that each applicant must be resident in the State on a continuous basis since the birth of the Irish born child and that evidence of such residence be provided with the application. The person concerned did not provide satisfactory evidence of being continuously resident in the State and consequently his application was refused on that basis. He was advised of this decision by letter dated 30 November 2005.

The IBC/05 scheme ceased accepting applications for permission to remain on 31 March 2005. Any representations made by or on behalf of the person in question, in relation to permission to remain in the State, will be considered in the context of any proposals arising under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999