Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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412. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will examine the reason that a person (details supplied) is being refused a passport in their chosen name despite having legally changed their name through deed poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17953/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant directly in relation to the application. The Passport Service are currently processing this application.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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413. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in processing a passport for a person (details supplied) submitted on 24 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18063/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant's parent to provide an update as to the steps they must take to progress the passport application. The Passport Service regrets the delay in processing this application.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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414. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if advice will be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied). [18084/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Where a passport applicant is unable to provide a civil birth certificate in respect of parent born in Ireland, baptismal records may be considered as part of the overall suite of documents that is submitted in support of their application. These applications will be considered on a case by case basis. 

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths commenced in Ireland in 1864 and are available from the General Register Office. Their contact details are as follows:

General Register Office,

Government Offices,

Convent Road,

Roscommon Town,

Co. Roscommon F42 VX53,

Ireland

Tel: +353 90 6632900;

e-Mail: gro@welfare.ie;

Website: www.certificates.ie

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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415. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application by a person (details supplied),## which was received by the Passport Office on 28 December 2021, will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18087/22]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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420. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18234/22]

Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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432. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 415, 420 and 432 together.

With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update to the applicants as to the steps they must take to progress the passport applications.