Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the specific Foreign Birth Registration application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application has been approved. A certificate will issue to the applicant shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an application by a person (details supplied) for foreign birth registration will be completed, given that the application was submitted some time ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28663/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Foreign Birth Registration (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, this application was registered on 4 May 2022. Further supporting documents were requested from the applicant on 21 February 2023. Further supporting documents were received on 15 May 2023 and are being processed at present.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in respect of an application by a person (details supplied) for foreign birth registration; the reason for the delay in making a decision on said application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28694/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the specific Foreign Birth Registration application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application was approved on 08 June 2023. A member of the Passport Service has contacted the applicant in this regard.