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Foreign Birth Registration

37 questions from 20 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 24 September 2026.

37
questions
37 written, 0 oral
20
TDs have asked
7
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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February 20253
March 20250
April 20252
May 20251
June 20252
July 20255
August 20250
September 20250
October 20251
November 20259
December 20252
January 20260
February 20261
March 20260
April 20263
May 20261
June 20261
July 20260
August 20260
September 20261
October 20260

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fianna Fáil10 from 6 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael8 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent11 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin5 from 3 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

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  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 2

Asked of

The questions

Naoise Ó Muirí Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
231. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on an application under foreign birth registration (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67805/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
131. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of foreign birth registration applications for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44843/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
271. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39965/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
275. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for a foreign births registration for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23882/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
277. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a foreign birth registration application can be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24123/26]
Duncan Smith Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
301. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm receipt of an application for a foreign birth registration for a person (details supplied); if she will confirm that her Department has received all of the required documents for the application; if there is any documentation that remains outstanding in respect of the application; the indicative timeline for processing and i…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
259. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if further to correspondence (details supplied) she will expedite the foreign birth registration of a child of an Irish citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11897/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
90. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70641/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
77. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of two applications by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69432/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
183. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on foreign birthright applications (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67247/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
158. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a foreign birthright application (details supplied). [66028/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on foreign birthright applications (details supplied). [64077/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
184. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time for applications to the foreign birth register. [62953/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
200. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a foreign birthright application for a person (details supplied). [64013/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
209. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 4 November 2025, if he will indicate the matters outstanding on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61602/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
216. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if two foreign birth registry applications (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61820/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62201/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
131. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57933/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
139. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on an application for a foreign births registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56065/25]
Seán Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for processing individuals on the foreign births register; and the number of cases currently being processed. [41829/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
138. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason it is taking so long to process applications for the foreign birth register; his views on a particular case (details supplied) which was lodged in May 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38357/25]
Colm Burke Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of foreign birth register applications that have been made from persons residing in the USA in the past five years, including this year to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38278/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
205. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a foreign birth register application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37616/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
121. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
145. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the latest processing times for applications to the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32299/25]