Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 377: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has on other occasions availed of temporary travel documents but has now been turned down for such documents even though they are legally here. [18039/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person in question was refused refugee status following appeal and notified of this decision in early 2006. This person therefore is not entitled to be issued with an Irish travel document. The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 02/09/2008 for 3 years until 02/09/2011.

The person in question sought an Irish temporary travel document in October 2008 and again in April 2009. On both occasions the person in question was advised in writing by the Travel Document Unit to seek assistance from their relevant embassy which is the appropriate course of action in such circumstances. As the person in question is a Kenyan national it is advised that they should seek consular assistance from their own national authorities and contact the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, 11 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 with a view to obtaining their national passport or travel document.