Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a response will issue to this Deputy's letter dated 26 October 2021 on behalf of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in considering the request; the need for an urgent decision in relation to the request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12612/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The issues raised in the Deputy's correspondence were complex and required inputs from a number of areas across my Department. A response will issue to the Deputy in the coming days.

I can also confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently written to the person concerned and they have attended their local immigration office and registered their permission to be in the State. 

As their immigration permission has now been renewed they will be able to make an application for a travel document to facilitate their travel abroad to apply for their passport. Further information is available on my Department's website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-join-family-in-ireland/applying-for-a-travel-document/.