Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for residency on the basis of marriage to an Irish national in June 2007; if he will take steps to expedite the application due to the fact that their spouse was made redundant resulting in acute financial hardship for the couple and their two children; and if he will make some form of visa or permission to work available in the interim. [6882/08]

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 received from the person in question in June 2007. Applications of this kind, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and are currently processed within a twelve month period. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State.

Enquiries conducted by the Immigration Operations Unit of my Department have established that the Irish national spouse of the person concerned made an application for Family Income Supplement in February 2008, which suggests that this person is in employment. It is also noted from information submitted by the person in question that a significant payment arising from a personal injury claim was due for payment during 2007.