Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a foreign birth registration application will be completed for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36182/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship.

FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 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.

The Passport Service Customer Service Hub has dedicated agents to deal with Foreign Birth Registration application queries. The contact number for urgent Foreign Birth Registration queries is +353 1 568 3331. This number is also available on the Department's website.

With regard to the specific FBR application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for the application were received on 17 July and 08 August 2024 following a request by the Passport Service. These documents are currently being processed. A member of the FBR team will be in contact with the applicant's parent if further clarification is required.