Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27837/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of between 6 and 9 months from receipt of supporting documents. Applications which require further supporting documents will take longer to process.

Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation relating to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. Such documents take considerable time to validate.

With regard to the specific FBR application about which the Deputy has enquired, supporting documents were received for the application on 24 October 2022. A member of the FBR team will be in contact with the applicant's parent in relation to the application.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on a foreign birth register application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27944/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the specific Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) application about which the Deputy has enquired, an online application was made on 29 April 2023. The Passport Service currently has no record to show that documentation, which is required to support the application, has been submitted for the application. In the absence of this documentation, this application cannot be processed further.

The applicant may wish to refer to information on the required documentation on my Department’s website: www.dfa.ie/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/.