Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48117/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply given to Question number 291 of 7th October, 2009. The position remains unchanged. The person concerned continues to evade deportation and is therefore liable for arrest and detention. He should present himself to the Garda without further delay.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 3 December 2009, if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the case a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if he will further extend residency in the case of their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48125/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Long term residency is granted on the basis that a non-EEA national has completed five years legal residency in the State on work permit / work authorisation / working visa conditions. Residency is calculated from the corresponding stamp 1 or stamp 4 endorsements in an applicant's passport and not by the dates of commencement and expiry of each work permit. Periods of time where a person has not had legal residency cannot be counted in any application for long term residency.

As previously stated in Parliamentary Question 171 on 3 December 2009, an application for long term residency for the first named person is currently being processed. A decision is likely to be reached by mid-2010. It is advised that all applicants keep their permission to remain in the State up to date while their application is pending.

In relation to the correspondence from the Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment, referred to by the Deputy, I can confirm that it is on file and the only purpose that it serves is to confirm the validity dates of work permits issued to the person concerned. The second person in question currently has an application for renewal of his permission to remain under consideration. A decision will issue in due course.