Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a travel document renewal will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43884/09]

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 and is therefore not entitled to be issued with an Irish Travel Document. The person concerned was granted temporary permission on 10 January 2008 to remain in the State for three years until 10 January 2011.

In exceptional cases an application for an Irish temporary travel document may be considered. In all such cases INIS 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 INIS 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 INIS that the person concerned was previously facilitated on two occasions, once in May 2008 and again in February 2009, with an Irish temporary travel document primarily to allow the holder to travel for the purpose of obtaining their national passport.

The person concerned has failed to use the temporary travel document to procure their national passport despite it containing immigration stamps evidencing international travel during its period of validity.

The person concerned should be advised to contact his own consular authority to establish the procedures for procuring an Angolan passport for persons resident in Ireland. The person concerned should be further advised to ascertain if the Angolan authorities will issue him with an emergency travel document should his presence outside of the State be necessary.

It remains open to the person in question to submit a new application accompanied with the relevant supporting documentation to the Travel Document Unit of INIS which is located at 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.