Thomas Byrne
Question:46. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a passport. [35948/18]
View answerFriday, 7 September 2018
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All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act, 2008 (“the Act”). This Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to him/her. In order to meet this legal requirement, each person must demonstrate an entitlement to Irish citizenship in his/her application. The applicant to whom you refer is not an Irish citizen. The Department of Justice and Equality is responsible for all matters in relation to citizenship and information on how to obtain Irish citizenship is available on www.inis.gov.ie.