Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the case of a person (details supplied) awaiting issuance of a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1729/25]

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, the Passport Service received the application on 20 June 2024. The Passport Service requested further supporting documents from the applicant on 26 June 2024. Further documents were subsequently received on 30 September 2024 and have been processed. However, the application remains incomplete. A member of the FBR team has contacted the applicant in this regard and requested further supporting documents on 03 October 2024. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents have been received by the Passport Service.