8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if proof of usage is required to apply a name change to passports, given that section 11(2a)(b) of the passports act 2008, as amended by section 38 of the gender recognition act 2015, provides that where an applicant produces a gender recognition certificate they may issue a passport in the new name and gender and does not reference any a…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPassport Services
483 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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473 written, 10 oral
95
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 6 |
| February 2025 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 33 |
| June 2025 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 37 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 97 |
| June 2026 | 51 |
| July 2026 | 28 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 43 |
| October 2026 | 14 |
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9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that marriage and civil partnership legal certificates are sufficient proof for change of name without proof of two-year usage requirement for passport purposes; and the reason is there a different practice in respect of gender recognition certificate holders. [31843/26]
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether first-time passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate and whose birth was registered outside the State are required to produce an original civil birth certificate as re-issued after gender recognition reflecting their new name and gender, in circumstances where many countries do not provide an accessible legal …
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department will publish the internal written guidelines for processing passport applications by persons who hold a gender recognition certificate, referenced in a Parliamentary Question response of 14 February 2018 but never published. [31847/26]
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and which records a new name aligned with their preferred gender are also required to provide two-years proof of use of this new name when applying for a passport and specifically whether this requirement applies to first-time app…
32. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will be issued for persons (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32363/26]
42. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on when a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied). [32798/26]
43. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied). [32810/26]
6. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be issued to a person (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31096/26]
9. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an update can be provided on a family's passport application / renewal (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent and the additional supporting documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31153/26]
243. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for persons (details supplied) can be expedited. [30332/26]
248. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30533/26]
251. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30670/26]
282. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Passport Service does not recognise the Irish language when on photographic ID, required for passport application, where the applicant applies with their name in English, as per their birth certificate; the reason the passport office does not recognise our first language as being the same name in English, as it is in Irish; if …
6. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28810/26]
339. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to persons residing at addresses in Offaly here in each year from 2015 to date; and the breakdown indicating the numbers of adults and minors in each year. [28611/26]
276. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the request for a passport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23962/26]
286. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application for a person (details supplied) [24753/26]
287. 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. [24754/26]
288. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application (details provided) as the applicants travel date is imminent and the application has passed the target issue date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24835/26]
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application where all information requested was submitted (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25160/26]
303. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25537/26]
311. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the instances of incorrectly completed consent forms for a child's passport application which must then be rejected by the Passport Service; if her Department has been in contact with An Garda Síochána on the matter; if additional training or direction has been proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25703/26]
313. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will ensure that the passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25757/26]
328. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current turnaround time for new passport applications and for renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26343/26]