Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 825: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for a visa extension by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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A C Visit Visa is granted for visits of less than 90 days. As a consequence it is not the general policy to extend permission to remain to persons who are admitted initially for a period of 90 days or less on a C Visit Visa, save in very exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. The person concerned entered the State on foot of a C visit visa. An examination of the papers in relation to the visa application indicates that the person referred to by the Deputy guaranteed that upon termination of her visit and prior to the expiration of her permission to remain, she would return back to India. Her son also guaranteed that she would return to India on termination of the visit. The person concerned must leave on or before the expiration of the 90 day period and reapply for the appropriate visa through her nearest Irish Embassy from outside the State.