Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a birth certificate was not returned to persons (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will arrange to have it returned as soon as possible. [12145/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The birth certificates referred to by the Deputy were submitted to my Department in support of an application for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme. Under the Scheme it was practice not to return birth certificates to applicants.

I have since arranged for the birth certificates in question to be returned in the coming days.