Jonathan O'Brien
Question:506. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a situation that arose in the passport office where a person attended to get an Irish passport for their child, who is entitled to it by virtue of section 6A(1) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, as their father was resident here under stamp 4 conditions for at least three out of the four years prior to their birth, and the staff in the passport office refused to accept the application and stated they would have to consult with GNIB as they were unfamiliar with this provision and believed only a child of an Irish citizen was entitled to an Irish passport; his views that staff in the passport office are not aware of these rules; and the steps he will take to ensure that this will not arise again. [2849/15]
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