Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will facilitate the provision of a travel assist document to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34446/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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An Irish travel document is a document which assists qualifying non Irish nationals to travel outside the State. Only persons who can establish an entitlement to an Irish travel document may be issued with one and the type of travel document issued depends on the specific personal circumstances of the applicant.

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that if the person to whom the Deputy refers wishes to apply for a travel document they should, in the first instance, consult the web address below, from which information and an application form may be downloaded.

A separate application must be made for each individual in a family. Application forms should be posted to:

Travel Documents Section,

Ministerial Decisions Unit,

Repatriation Division,

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service,

13/14 Burgh Quay,

Dublin 2.

Once the applications are received by the Travel Documents Unit of the INIS, they will be considered for eligibility. As this is a busy season, applicants should allow a period of ten to 12 weeks for their applications to be processed. To ensure fairness, applications are processed in chronological order.