Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the experience of a person (details supplied); if he will advise how they will remove the refusal stamp from their passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24517/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Vienna Convention, the Consular role of the Minister for Foreign Affairs only extends to Irish citizens. In the circumstances, I would suggest that the South African national in question contacts his own authorities in the South African Embassy regarding the incident at a UK airport. If, as I understand is the case, the UK now requires a visa for South African citizens transiting the UK, the person concerned would be well advised to seek such a visa if he intends to transit the UK. The stamping of the person's passport by the UK Border Agency is a matter for the UK authorities and one which the person concerned might wish to take up with the Embassy.