Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 25 May 2010, if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [24088/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The position in relation to this visa application remains unchanged from that stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question 226 of 25 May 2010.

The visa provided allows the person concerned to enter the State on multiple occasions up to and including the 30 August 2010. The person concerned has visit permission which would allow her to stay in the State for no longer than 90 days from the date of last entry. It is not clear from the question whether the person concerned wishes to be in the State for longer than would be permitted by a 'C' visit visa.

However, it is essential to note that a visa is solely a form of pre-clearance for entry into the State and the period of time which a Non EEA national may remain in the State is entirely at the discretion of the Immigration Officer at the port of entry.