Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 April 2019
100. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an Irish birth certificate for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/19]
View answerForeign Births Registration, by its nature, can be a detailed and complex process. The establishment of the new Foreign Births Registration team at the beginning of this year has introduced a short delay in the processing of applications.
Due to the complex nature of Foreign Births Registration, it takes on average between 6 to 12 months to process an application.
With regard to the specific application the Deputy has enquired about given the exceptional circumstances the application is currently under expedited review and assuming that all the application is in order we expect the FBR to issue later this month.
