Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an FBR application by a person (details supplied) will be completed, considering that the supporting documents were received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19300/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Passport Service has been unable to identify a Foreign Birth Registration application for the applicant using the application number provided. The Passport Service has contacted the Deputy's office directly for further details.

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an FBR application (details supplied) will be completed, considering that the supporting documents were received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19301/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship.

Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. The service was also impacted by necessary Covid-19 restrictions in 2020 and 2021 and the unprecedented demand for passports seen in 2022.

FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of between 6 and 9 months from receipt of supporting documents. Applications which require further supporting documents will take longer to process.

Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation relating to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. Such documents take considerable time to validate.

With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application was registered on 7 June 2022. The Passport Service requested further supporting documents from the applicant on 3 March 2023. The application cannot proceed until the further documents are received.