Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [8190/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, requirements for permission to enter Yemen are solely matters for the Yemeni authorities. Irish citizens require a visa to enter Yemen and the information on the process is available on the website of the Yemeni Embassy http://www.yemenembassy.org.uk/ in London, including the application form. The website indicates that it usually takes 5 working days to process an application and that it can be arranged by post.

I would recommend that the person in question applies for a visa through the website. In the event of any further difficulty I would urge him to make contact with the Consular Division of the Department (01 4780822) to provide further assistance. I would strongly recommend to tourists that they obtain their visas before departing on holiday, so that they can be confident there won't be any difficulties following their arrival. As the Deputy will be aware my Department encourages Irish citizens travelling to remote locations to register their contact details on the Departmental on-line travel registration facility, www.dfa.ie and also that as a citizen of an EU Member State and where there is no resident Irish mission he/she is entitled to seek consular assistance from any other EU mission in that country. I would greatly appreciate if the Deputy could communicate that information to the person mentioned by him.