Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2018
42. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/18]
View answerAll passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act 2008 (“the Act”) which provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to him or her. The question of the applicant's entitlement to Irish citizenship must be looked at with reference to Irish law, and in particular, the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, (the 1956 Act). In respect of the applicant in question, the Passport Service, via the Embassy of Ireland, Germany, has requested supporting documents from the applicant's parents to establish the Irish citizenship of the applicant. To date, the requested documents have not been submitted. As the requested documentation has not yet been submitted, an entitlement to citizenship and therefore eligibility for an Irish passport, has not yet been established. The passport application cannot proceed any further until entitlement to citizenship has been established.
