61 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4177/11]

An application for a passport from the person concerned was received in the Embassy in Canberra on 24 January, 2011. The application will be processed as soon as possible and subject to it being in order, the applicant could expect to have his new passport in approximately 3 weeks.