Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport has not been returned to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48101/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question submitted his application for a passport having lost his first Irish passport and the vital documents which provide evidence of his citizenship. Section 7 of the Passports Act 2008 requires that before issuing a passport to a person, the Minister shall be satisfied that the person is an Irish citizen, and as to the identity of the person. The passport office is investigating the case and will be in further contact with him shortly.