James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27704/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of between 6 and 9 months from receipt of supporting documents. Applications which require further supporting documents will take longer to process.

Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation relating to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. Such documents take considerable time to validate.

With regard to the specific FBR application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for the application were requested from the applicant on 7 June 2023. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents are submitted.

Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 30 May 2023, if the passport application can be expedited to rectify a series of clerical errors that will be detailed on the application file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27764/23]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27813/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 143, 146 and 165 together.

With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27770/23]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details provided) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27814/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 147 together.

With regard to the specific application about which the Deputies have enquired, supporting documentation for this application was most recently received on 31 May 2023. Turnaround time for applications for which further supporting documents have been submitted is 15 working days. This application is within the current turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue by date.