Passport Services

77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will give consideration to opening a passport office in the North. [66735/25]

148. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied), given the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65330/25]

151. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has plans to examine a shorter-term, more affordable passport renewal option for seniors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65359/25]

162. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the online passport application website is directing applicants who require translation services to solely use translators registered with a company (details supplied) only; the accreditation that exists for the use of this one company for such services; and the position in cases in which the company has no one to t…

163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66165/25]

205. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in processing of passports for two persons (details supplied). [64936/25]

72. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application can be expedited for a person (details supplied) regarding a passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64054/25]

198. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address concerns regarding a passport application appeal, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63794/25]

52. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports issued in each of the first nine months of 2025, in tabular form. [60252/25]

103. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on changing the process used by the passport office to verify a Garda witness (details supplied). [56821/25]

193. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average processing time for passport applications whereby reckonable residency must be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57066/25]

194. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider implementing changes to the online passport tracker to better reflect processing times in the instance of a ‘non-standard’ or ‘complex’ application, as these applications currently present with an estimated issue date based on ‘standard’ application processing times and said estimated issue date does…

195. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications processing 6+ months; 12+ months; 18+ months, 24+ months, as of October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57068/25]

156. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application will be processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54629/25]

91. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade If he will consider the concerns raised in the correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54256/25]

8. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to review the passport renewal process for minors where one parent is deceased, with particular reference to the current requirement for an affidavit of sole guardianship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53035/25]

179. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make changes to the passport application system so that apostrophes in surnames along with fadas for Irish names can be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51010/25]

96. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the passport office will not accept apostrophes as part of legal names e.g. O’Connor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50232/25]

78. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current number of passport applications being processed; the total number of passports issued to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47609/25]

79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered a default, automatic renewal application email, and any other means of streamlining the passport application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47610/25]

93. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review correspondence (details supplied) in relation to a passport application; if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48284/25]

29. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible to provide space for both parents or guardians names and emergency contact details on a child's passport, especially for parents that may be separated and living apart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/25]

32. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the average turnaround times for passport applications submitted in Cork city and county since 1 May 2025; and whether he has considered expanding regional passport processing capacity. [44825/25]

49. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports reported lost or stolen to his Department for each year from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [46147/25]

62. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Departments position in cases in which a passport application is not correctly logged within a Garda station or where a Garda station does not answer due to being a part-time station; if he will provide assurances that applicants will not have their applications delayed due to such errors or the station bei…