Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 379: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 379 of 27 September and 369 of 18 October 2011, the reason he will not certify a copy of a passport held by him to progress an application for a driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33245/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As I have previously advised the Deputy, my Department will, on request, provide an applicant, or their legal representative, with a photo-copy of any documentation held on file to attest to that applicant's identity and nationality. However, my Department cannot certify such documentation as being authentic as it cannot be certain of its provenance. This is stated without prejudice to the documentation referred to by the Deputy.

The Deputy will appreciate that, in the context of an application for a Driver's Licence, the onus is on the applicant to convince the relevant licensing authority as to their identity and nationality and my Department has no role, directly or indirectly, in such matters.