Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a request for permission to remain lodged by a person (details supplied). [11101/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question submitted a request in July 2006 to remain in the State on the basis of his parentage of his Irish citizen children. Since the closure of the IBC/05 Scheme in March 2005, there has been no separate process for applying for residency in the State on the sole basis of parentage of an Irish born child.

My Department is currently appealing a related matter to the Supreme Court. The matter will be further considered in the light of the findings of the Court.