Vol. 516 No. 6
179 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedure for obtaining a passport for a person who was born in England and holds an English passport but who has been resident here for the past 28 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8883/00]
Only an Irish citizen may hold an Irish passport and the Passport Office requires documentary proof of citizenship before issuing a passport.
A person born in England is usually automatically an Irish citizen if one of his or her parents was born in Ireland. A person resident in Ireland for 28 years would anyhow probably qualify for Irish citizenship by naturalisation, for which application should be made to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. If the Deputy sends me more information about the person to whom his question refers, I will have the matter examined.
