Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 634: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 19 June 2008, if he will confirm that the conditions under which a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was granted leave to remain in the State do not preclude them from applying for family reunification and a visa in respect of their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1321/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that Family Reunification procedures apply only to persons who have been granted refugee status, and the person to whom he refers is not in this category. As stated in my reply to Question No. 160 of 19 June 2008, the granting of permission to remain under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born prior to 1 January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme, does not confer any entitlement or legitimate expectation on any other person, whether related to the person granted permission or not, to enter the State. All applicants to the scheme signed an undertaking to this effect. The position with regard to a visa application remains that as stated in my reply to the aforementioned question. It is open to all non-nationals who are resident outside the State and who are visa required to enter the State to apply to their nearest Irish Embassy or Consulate for an entry visa. Comprehensive guidelines on making a visa application can be found on www.inis.gov.ie.