Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway for an extension of their student visa; if the person's value to their local community and their attendance record at their language classes has been considered in this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19608/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question has applied to undergo a course that is not, as yet, viable. This means if the college concerned does not have sufficient numbers of applicants who sign up and pay for the course the college will not run the course and the person concerned will not have a place on a recognised college course, as required.

Should the person concerned obtain a place on a recognised course (i.e. approved by the Department of Education) in a recognised college his application will be considered further.