Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 358: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports issued to non-marital children between 1920 and 1980. [42916/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Passport Office does not record the marital status of passport holders in their passport. The passport application records, for the period in question, were manual records and are no longer available.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42979/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Passport Office, which issues passports to Irish citizens, has no record of a passport application for the person mentioned. The reference numbers quoted by the Deputy are file numbers for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, which is responsible for matters of citizenship.