Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedure to be followed in obtaining a passport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5277/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There are a number of ways in which a person, who is born outside Ireland, can obtain an Irish passport through establishing his/her citizenship. These include that of a person who has one Irish born parent, irrespective of where he/she was born. This may well be the case of the person in question. However, as we understand he was born in the UK, the first step in establishing his citizenship would be to obtain a birth certificate from the Office of the Registrar General in the UK. If the Deputy can provide more detailed information to the Passport Office (Kathleen Burke at 6733036), I will ask our Embassy in London to assist in locating a birth certificate for him. If this way forward does not yield a result, we will revert to the Deputy with other suggestions.