72. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a digital strategy that works towards digital passports for those who want to avail of them in the future, as part of better digital public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40753/26]
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82. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as all requested supporting documentation has been submitted and the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49992/26]
83. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost incurred by the Passport Service in the development, procurement, implementation, and operation of the new IT system, Turas, broken down by year and by category of spend, including development, procurement, software licensing, staff training, and ongoing operational and maintenance costs; whether an element of this work was carried…
84. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 212, 213 and 214 of 25 June 2026, in which her Department stated that there have been no significant service disruptions to the Passport Service’s new IT system, Turas, since its deployment in December 2025, the precise criteria used by her Department or the Passport Service to classify an incident as a “sig…
89. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50121/26]
91. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when system upgrade works will be completed in the Passport Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50131/26]
92. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it can be ensured that a one-day urgent passport service is available at the Cork office. [50166/26]
93. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of difficulties experienced by passport applicants whereby photographs uploaded through the Online Passport Service are initially accepted by the system but subsequently fail biometric verification checks; if consideration is being given to improving the online photo-validation process so that non-compliant photographs are identi…
101. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an emergency passport will be issued (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49021/26]
103. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); if she will expedite same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49039/26]
104. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49073/26]
106. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied) [49115/26]
112. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will intervene in the processing of an urgent passport renewal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49449/26]
205. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48361/26]
208. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48392/26]
209. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider reviewing the process widowed parents (details supplied) need to go through when renewing their child’s passport, where they are required to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child’s passport is renewed; and if she will consider introducing a once off verification system where bere…
210. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48414/26]
211. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an individual (details supplied) who has not yet received a refund for an urgent passport appointment which had been cancelled. [48416/26]
212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new IT system currently used by the Passport Service was first rolled out across the service. [48599/26]
213. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost incurred by the Passport Service in the development, procurement, implementation, and operation of the new IT system. [48600/26]
214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the new IT system used by the Passport Service has experienced any outages, shutdowns, or significant service disruptions; and if so, the number of such incidents to date and their duration. [48601/26]
128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48027/26]
130. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received from residents of counties Laois and Offaly in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of passports issued to applicants from each county during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48332/26]
98. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47004/26]
100. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for the up to date position on the new passport design being launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47163/26]