Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7037/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 702 of Tuesday, 25 April, 2006, and 329 of Wednesday, 27th September, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I would refer the Deputy to my earlier replies given to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 345 and 266 of the 8th and 9th March 2005 respectively. The person concerned was granted refugee status in the State on the 11th January 2000. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of people trafficking offences in Belgium and served a prison sentence in that country for those offences.

As these offences are incompatible with the principles of 1951 United Nation Convention for Refugees, his refugee status was revoked on the 18th February 2005, under Section 21 (1) (g) of the Refugee Act, 1996. He has appealed this revocation to the High Court as is his right under Section 21 (5) of the Refugee Act, 1996. I am informed by the Chief State Solicitor's Office that the case is up for mention on the 8th March 2007 when it is expected that a hearing will be fixed by the Court for a date later in the current law term. In the meantime the person concerned is not required to leave the State before the final determination of his appeal or, as the case maybe, the withdrawal of the appeal — Section 21 (6) of the Refugee Act, 1996 refers.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 06 September 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme.

Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain granted under the IBC/05 scheme were placed in National Newspapers on 31 January 2007. Details of the scheme and the renewals process can be found on my Department's website (www.justice.ie).

Applicants should submit their application for renewal of their permission to remain granted under the IBC/05 Scheme, one month prior to the date their permission to remain expires. My Department has no record of a current application in respect of the person in question.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 06th September, 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1st January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme.

Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain which was granted under this scheme were placed in National Newspapers on 31st January, 2007. Details of the scheme and the renewal process can be found on my Department's website (www.justice.ie).

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7041/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 191 of Thursday, 2nd February, 2006, and 178 of Thursday, 22nd June, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.