Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2017
113. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed to facilitate travel outside Ireland at the end of October 2017 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39976/17]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Services (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned currently does not have a valid national passport. The onus is on each individual to obtain a national passport in order to travel outside Ireland.
It is open to the person concerned to seek a passport from her own national authorities; the issue or renewal of a passport in such circumstances is essentially a matter between the citizen and the relevant national authorities concerned. Ireland does not impose systematic immigration checks on those leaving the State and the conditions of entry into another State is a matter for the authorities of the State concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
