Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedure for an Irish citizen to obtain an Irish passport when the person has no birth certificate or baptismal certificate. [3180/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Where a person's birth in Ireland has not been registered, there is a late registration procedure where this may be regularised through the General Register Office, Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2. This will enable the person to acquire a birth certificate which can be used to apply for a passport.

In exceptional circumstances, if the person has urgent travel plans and there is insufficient time for the late registration process to be completed, my Department may be able to facilitate them with the issue of a very restricted passport to cover their immediate journey. In support of any such application, the person would need to supply a completed and witnessed passport application form, two photographs, a letter from the General Register Office confirming that a late registration application is being processed, evidence of their identity and claim to citizenship, proof of travel and the appropriate passport fee.

In such cases, the person would be advised to make direct contact with the Passport Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2; telephone LoCall 1890 426888, who will be able to advise further depending on their individual circumstances.