Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
194. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons for the delay in granting a passport to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who has been granted Irish citizenship. [17000/13]
View answerAll passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act 2008. The issue of a passport is, therefore, the culmination of an important and legally binding process. The checks and balances within the passport process embrace the standard principles that are provided for in the Act and help to ensure that the identity of the applicant is known and that the person in question is an Irish citizen. This serves to maintain the worldwide good reputation and integrity of the Irish passport, which, in turn, ensures the safe travel and well-being of Irish citizens as they travel abroad. Moreover, it helps to combat passport and identity fraud. These documents confirm the details of a person’s birth name, date of birth and place of birth, all of which are critical components of a person’s identity. These can also help to demonstrate a person’s entitlement to Irish citizenship and in the case of children, who their legal guardians are. These documents confirm the details of a person’s birth name, date and place of birth, all of which are critical components of a person’s identity. These can also help to demonstrate a person’s entitlement to Irish citizenship and in the case of children, who their legal guardians are. The Department received an application from the person in question on 14 September 2012. It could not be finalised because he did not provide his civil birth certificate or his passport from his country of birth. The Department wrote to him on 16 October 2012 requesting the necessary supporting document. There is no record of a reply.
