30. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps required to regularise matters to facilitate the processing of a passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28771/14]

Following previous contact by the Department with the applicant, I wrote to the Deputy on 30 June to explain that the submitted application could not be finalised and that the applicant had been requested to provide documentary proof in respect of his identity and entitlement to citizenship.

I can confirm that additional documents have now been received by the Department, the application in question has been approved and a passport has now issued to the applicant.