Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport has not been returned to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who mislaid their passport and applied for a duplicate, subsequently found their passport which was then cancelled due to earlier report; if renewal of passport will be undertaken in view of the need for study and employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As indicated in my reply to your question number 94019, on Thursday 17th December, 2009, 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. Additional information was sought from the applicant. Having examined that information the Passport Office is now satisfied as to the identity of the applicant and his entitlement to a passport. The applicant has been contacted and his passport has now been issued.