Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to appeal his Department's decision to refuse them the right to stay here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19379/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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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.

My Department is currently appealing a number of matters related to the IBC/05 Scheme to the Supreme Court. The matters above will be considered further in the light of the findings of the Court.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied); the guidelines the applicant must follow to legalise the position of their family under Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19381/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for residence in the State was received from the person in question in June 2007. An acknowledgement of receipt of the application was issued on 2 July 2007. This application is under consideration and the applicant will be advised of the steps to take to regularise her position in the State in due course.