Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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All passport applications are subject to the terms of the Passports Act 2008, as amended. Section 7(1)(a) states that a person must be an Irish citizen in order for the Minister to issue a passport to that person. Accordingly, every applicant for a passport must submit a complete application form with supporting documents positively confirming to the satisfaction of the Minister, among other things, that the person is an Irish citizen and as such is entitled to a passport.

The application in question, which raises a number of complex issues relating to citizenship, is presently under active consideration within the Passport Service. The Passport Service will be in contact with the applicant’s parents in due course.