Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 831: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Meath; if their case will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27513/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no separate procedure or free-standing right of any person to apply for permission to remain in the State on the sole basis of parentage of an Irish citizen child. Officials within my Department are considering the matter to which the Deputy refers, in the context of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 as amended. The person concerned will be notified of any decisions made in this regard, in due course.