The Irish government has ruled out setting up a passport office for Northern Ireland.
Tanaiste Micheal Martin said there is "no basis" for setting up a passport office in correspondence with SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan, who had called for one to be based in the North West.
Mr Durkan, however, insists that with 43,000 Irish passports issued to people living on this side of the border in just six months this year a dedicated office situated in Northern Ireland is a "common sense solution".
