Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2010
216 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person from the United Kingdom whose father is from Northern Ireland and whose grandparents were both Irish is entitled to apply for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/10]
View answerA person whose father was born in Northern Ireland is entitled to apply for an Irish passport. In support of a passport application, the applicant should enclose their long form birth certificate and the long form birth certificate of the father. If the applicant is over eighteen years of age they should also provide some additional form of photo-identification, e.g. drivers licence; work ID; student card; social club membership; passport from other country etc., documentary evidence to show use of name; e.g. payslips; records of unemployment or disability payment; bank statement; college registration etc., and evidence of residency at the application address; e.g. utility bills; official correspondence from public or private sector organisations etc.
