James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth register application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40108/24]

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 Foreign Birth Registration applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the application form and supporting documents were initially received on the 09 January 2023. Further documentation was received on the 27 November 2023 however the application remained incomplete. A member of the FBR team reached out directly to the applicant to discuss the application and further documentation was requested on the 27 December 2023 which were subsequently received on 06 March 2024. Again further documentation was required and a member of the team reached out and requested the documents on 11 April 2024. Subsequent documents were received however the application remained incomplete and the correct documents where again requested 22 September 2024. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents are submitted.