Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/26]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant.

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is a requirement for same-sex parents of children born prior to 2020, to submit court orders to the Passport Office justifying the presence of both parents on a birth certificate when provided as supporting documentation for a child's first time passport application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40449/26]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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All passport applications are subject to the terms of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended (“the 2008 Act”). Section 7(1)(a) of that Act provides that a person must be an Irish citizen in order for a passport to be issued. Accordingly, every applicant for a passport must submit evidence that they are an Irish citizen and, as such, are entitled to a passport. Section 12(1)(a) of the 2008 Act states that the Minister shall refuse to issue a passport to a person if the Minister is not satisfied that the person is an Irish citizen.

Entitlement to Irish citizenship is determined by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 ("the 1956 Act"), as amended, under which Irish citizenship may be obtained by birth, by descent, or by naturalisation. The 1956 Act is under the remit of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration.

Additionally, section 14 of the 2008 Act sets out who must consent to the issuing of a passport to a child and the circumstances in which that consent can be dispensed with. It is necessary in the case of every passport application for a child to establish who the relevant guardians are for the purposes of the 2008 Act.

In order to protect the integrity of the passport system, first time passport application for a child require careful consideration, having regard to the individual circumstances of each case and the applicable legislation, in order to determine the child’s entitlement to a passport. Applications involving Donor Assisted Human Reproduction or other complex matters relating to citizenship and guardianship may require additional supporting documents in this regard.

With regards to the specific cases to which, I understand, the Deputy is referring, passports have issued to the applicants.

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite a passport to accommodate visa requirements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40454/26]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant.