Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will approve an application for a temporary travel document in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17504/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service informs me that the person in question was refused refugee status following appeal in June 2004 and is therefore not entitled to be issued with an Irish travel document. The person was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 23 July 2008 for three years until 24 July 2011. The person sought an Irish temporary travel document in December 2008. They were advised by the Travel Document Unit in writing on 30 December 2008 to seek assistance from their relevant embassy which is the appropriate course of action in such circumstances. As the person in question is an Angolan national, it is advised that they should seek consular assistance from their own national authorities and contact the Embassy of Angola, 22 Dorset Street, London W1U 6QY, England with a view to obtaining their national passport or travel document.