Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 October 2004
184 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if temporary travel documents can issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25952/04]
View answerThe person in question has residency in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen. I understand from the details supplied by the Deputy that the person in question has a valid passport from her country of origin, but that the passports of her three daughters have expired. As I am sure the Deputy will appreciate, temporary travel documents are generally only issued in exceptional or emergency circumstances and where it can be shown that the applicant has been unreasonably and formally refused a passport from their country of origin. It is open to the person concerned to contact the authorities of her country of nationality in relation to renewing the passports for her daughters. In this regard, I understand her country has an Embassy in London.
