Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status and the right to work without a work permit in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45250/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the first named person concerned, according to my Department's records, he was never the recipient of a Work Permit. He was, however, following the rejection of his asylum application, granted permission to remain temporarily in the State under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The first named person concerned has recently applied for the renewal of his permission to remain in the State which expires on 13 December 2009. This application is currently under consideration and the first named person concerned will be informed in writing when a decision has been made.

In relation to the second named person concerned, an application for Long Term Residency was submitted on her behalf on 7 July 2009. I am informed that Long Term Residency applications received in July 2008 are being processed at present. This being the case, it is likely that further processing of the application of the second named person concerned will commence around mid-2010.