Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 503: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation on the status of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [29516/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements.

The dependants of the aforementioned, who have been legally resident in the State for over five years may also apply for long term residency. This particular long term permission does not grant an exemption from employment permit requirements to any such dependants. Time spent in the State on student conditions cannot be counted towards long term residency. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that there is no record of an application for permission to remain from the persons referred to by the Deputy. The persons concerned should contact the Immigration Division of my Department, General Immigration, 3rd Floor, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, outlining their future intentions in the State and enclosing supporting documentation.