Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 715: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide temporary travel documents for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33862/09]

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 in 1999 and is therefore not entitled to be issued with an Irish Travel Document. The person concerned was granted leave to remain in 2005 and was renewed in 2007 for a further three years until 12 May 2010. In exceptional cases an application for Irish temporary travel document may be considered. In all such cases, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service must be satisfied that there is no alternative open to the applicant before an Irish temporary travel document will issue. An application for an Irish temporary travel document will only be considered by the Immigration Services Section in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service on receipt of a fully completed application form. Supporting documentation accompanying any such application should include original correspondence from the relevant consular authority outlining the steps necessary to be followed by the person to facilitate the procurement of a national passport if their presence is required outside the State. I am informed by the Immigration Services Section of the service that an application for a temporary travel document was refused on 16 September 2009 and again on 23 September 2009 in respect of the person in question as the application received was not accompanied by the requisite original correspondence from his own consular authorities. As well as the refusal letter, an email was sent on 23 September with an explanation for the refusal and advice regarding how to proceed. It remains open to the person in question to submit a new application for a temporary travel document accompanied with the relevant supporting documentation to the Travel Document Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service which is located at 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.