Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am grateful to the Minister of State for his reply and I am pleased that the Bill will form part of the wider debate on the Seanad. I am particularly pleased, given the Minister of State's background in both Houses, that he will be central to this debate.

While I do not wish to be glib, one would expect a citizen living outside the State to automatically hold a passport, as he or she would not be able to travel otherwise. This is a minor point.