Passport Services

184. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider reinstating the exemption for passport fees for those aged 65 and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29560/25]

188. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria necessary for an organisation (details supplied) to be ratified as the body for official translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29684/25]

189. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a matter concerning the Passport Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29685/25]

192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if affidavits are accepted instead of birth certificates or as a form of identification for passport applicants who were awarded citizenship. [29751/25]

202. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that were delayed due to the fact that consent forms could not be verified with the relevant Garda station in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30472/25]

1023. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if issues regarding a passport renewal for Irish residents who are citizens of Myanmar has been drawn to his attention; and if he would provide guidance on the matter (details supplied). [29674/25]

168. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the increase, if any, in staff numbers in the Passport Office this year; the staff positions in the Passport Office that were filled as a result of any increase; his Department’s plans to further boost staff numbers in the Passport Office ahead of the busier summer holiday period; and if he will make…

182. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure that there is sufficient staffing numbers in passport services in order that the current processing times for passport applications are maintained, in view that a spike in volume of passport applications received by passport services often occurs in the lea…

184. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the increase, if any, in staff numbers in the Passport Office this year; the staff positions in the service which were filled as a result of any increase; his Department's plans to further boost staff numbers in the Passport Office ahead of the busier summer holiday period; and if he will make a stat…

208. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Passport Office is operating at weekends due to seasonal high demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27349/25]

226. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans in place to recruit more staff for the Passport Office in Balbriggan to accommodate the higher need for passports in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27354/25]

228. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration will be given to including the renewal reminder on online passport applications instead of the optional sign-up reminder on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27221/25]

253. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current staffing levels in the Passport Office; his targets for recruitment; and the additional time it may take to process a first time application in cases where additional documentation has been sought. [27330/25]

261. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if two passport applications for individuals (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/25]

262. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to correct the place of birth on a passport (details supplied) from Israel to Jerusalem, or State of Palestine. [28534/25]

110. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the procedure and-or protocol that is in place to ensure that a person's nationality and-or country of birth is accurately reflected when they are in receipt of an Irish passport document. [26994/25]

111. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the way in which a person that was born in the city of Jerusalem can have their Palestinian nationality displayed on an Irish passport document. [26995/25]

112. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which a person can have incorrect information on a passport corrected. [26996/25]

199. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25377/25]

202. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct the Passport Service to issue clear guidelines to staff on application requirements where a child's passport application is submitted, where parents on birth certificate are not involved, and a guardian is in their place, to make clear what documentation/court ordered documentation is requi…

204. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what is required by the Passport Office in the case of a child renewal application where a person, other than their parents, has court ordered custody; if this is sufficient to receive a passport renewal, and accepted by the Passport Office. [25628/25]

212. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/25]

185. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who, having applied for a passport in October 2024, has yet to receive any confirmation or communication regarding when this passport will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24956/25]

188. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [25046/25]

189. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [25060/25]