Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
824. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person must produce their birth certificate when having a passport application form stamped in a Garda station when they have lost a passport. [24386/16]
View answerThe purpose of stamping an application form in a Garda station in cases of loss, theft or damage of a passport is to witness the statement. The applicant completes Section 6, outlining the circumstances of loss, theft or damage and attests this statement and signs it in the presence of the Garda. The Garda then signs and stamps Section 6 confirming that they have witnessed the statement. As with all witnessing of passport-related forms by An Garda Síochána, it is standard practice for the Garda who is witnessing to ensure that the identity of the person presenting themselves is firmly established.
