The need to introduce residence permits to restrict access to public services and welfare benefits for new migrants stems from the simple fact that despite the Home Office's £800m "e-borders" project nobody's passport is stamped with the date they entered Britain.
But any irony involved in a coalition government that came to power pledging to scrap identity cards introducing a system of foreign residence permits will be lost as the political parties indulge in "a race to the bottom" over immigration.
The repeated refusal of GPs, social housing officers and social security staff to act as immigration officers also means that if more robust residence tests are to be introduced for other EU nationals then an easy and authoritative way is needed of checking how long they have been in the country and what their immigration status is.
The right to use your name and county of residence for the sole purpose of identifying you as the author of your entry and/or as a winner of the Competition.
The broadcaster RTÉ said 500,000 viewers watched its coverage of the Queen planting a tree at the presidential residence on Tuesday, and other channels also covered the occasion.
British and Irish golfers, who would be links regulars for top amateur events, find themselves far removed from gusting winds and uneven bounces when taking up lucrative residence in Florida.
The SNP appeared to be the party in disarray throughout the day, as Salmond repeatedly delayed a press conference at the first minister's official residence at Bute House.
The closer a residence was to the water pump in Broad Street (now called Broadwick Street), the greater the number of deaths – with a few telling exceptions coming from properties that had their own water sources.
The above map is not necessarily a good indicator of where people taking civil partnership ceremonies live as it shows where the registration took place rather than the place of residence.
The greetings performed at the Irish president's official residence did everything that was expected of them, sending a clear message: Britain and Ireland have reached out, and symbolically joined hands, and neither enjoys seniority in this newly affirmed relationship.
It breaks household wealth down into four broad categories: Net property wealth: if owned, the value of a household's main residence including any other property such as second homes, holiday homes, land and buy-to-lets.
