Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the residency application of a person (details supplied). [31399/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for residence in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish national was submitted by the person in question's legal representative in February 2007.

Applications of this kind, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and currently take up to twelve months to process. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State.