Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a temporary travel document can issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures to be followed to obtain a temporary travel document on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24053/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the procedures to be followed when applying for a temporary travel document are outlined on the website, www.inis.gov.ie where the application form and details of how to apply for a temporary travel document are all available under the headings of "Immigration" and "Travel Documents".

The person concerned was granted temporary leave to remain in the State in August 2008 for a period of 3 years. In exceptional cases an application for an Irish temporary travel document may be considered from a person who has been granted leave to remain in the State and does not possess a passport. In all cases, INIS must be satisfied that there is no alternative open to the applicant before an Irish temporary travel document will issue. The possession of a passport is by far the most secure and easy manner for non nationals living in this State to travel. The person concerned has to show that they have made reasonable and formal efforts to obtain a national passport and that it has been formally and unreasonably refused. Provision of original correspondence from the relevant consular authorities is an essential component when considering any temporary travel document application.

I am informed by the Travel Document Unit of INIS that the person concerned has applied on at least 3 previous occasions for a temporary travel document. All previous applications were refused as the applications received were not accompanied with the requisite original correspondence from their own consular authorities.

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