Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2021
513. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress to date in registering the foreign birth of a person (details supplied); when the application will be concluded which is pending for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21762/21]
View answerThe processing of Foreign Births Registration (FBR) applications has been temporarily paused since Ireland entered Level 5 restrictions of the National Framework for Living with COVID-19.
Prior to this pause, it took twelve to eighteen months to process applications. This was due to a heavy demand on the FBR service, the complex nature of FBR applications, as well as constraints on output due to previous COVID-19 restrictions.
The FBR application referenced was registered on 20 September 2019, and is currently waiting to be processed. All related documents are being stored in a secure environment.
The delay in the service is regretted. The FBR service is scheduled to resume once Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions of the framework are in place. Furthermore, plans are in place to provide increased resources to deal with arrears.
