Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 516: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a permanent visa. [17582/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has not made any application for residence in the State on the basis of her marriage to an Irish national. The person in question can be advised to make her application to the Marriage to Irish National Section, INIS, 4th Floor, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. Applications in this category can take twelve months to process depending on the complexities of individual applications and on the volume on hands. The Deputy should note that there is no automatic constitutional or statutory right of residence in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish national.