Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 305: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21710/07]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Passport Office can only issue a passport to an Irish Citizen. In the case referred to by the Deputy, the applicant needed to acquire a Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) certificate. An FBR certificate is required in all cases where an applicant wishes to claim citizenship through a grandparent.

I understand that a certificate has now been issued by the Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. As a result, the applicant should now make a formal application for a passport which will be processed speedily once the application and supporting documentation are received.