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]
Topics / Passport Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPassport Services
483 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| 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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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 being closed; and if he…
1646. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied); if any discretion can be applied based on the specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/25]
32. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will examine the case of a passport application for a person (details supplied), and the difficulties in the applicant receiving support from the relevant Irish embassy; if his Department will liaise with the relevant Irish embassy to address these issues and progress the application appropriately; his views on the perceived co…
45. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40987/25]
49. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of requests to expedite passports received by his office in each year from 2015 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41195/25]
50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons who applied for passports, or passport renewals, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025; and the number of passports issued in each of those years, in tabular form. [41215/25]
61. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it will be ensured that the processing of a passport for a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department, as it is needed for work purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/25]
65. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to make changes to the current passport application process for passports that are expired more than five years whereby they are treated as a first-time application and not a renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41958/25]
68. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for the new passport office in Cork to open; if printing facilities will be available in this new office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42176/25]
69. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of four-day turnaround passport applications made through Cork passport office to date in 2025; the number of same-day turnaround passport applications made in the Dublin passport office from the Munster region to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42177/25]
70. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for when the new passport design will be in place; the stage the procurement process is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42178/25]
87. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications with addresses in County Cork that are being processed by the passport office as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42450/25]
89. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase staffing and resources of the passport office to ease processing delays; his views on the opening of a new passport office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42452/25]
109. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken to enhance consular services and modernise passport delivery for Irish citizens abroad; the current staffing levels and budget for passport and consular operations both centrally and at mission level; whether additional investment is planned under the Programme for Government commitments; and if he will ma…
117. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current number of passport applications currently being processed; the number of passports issued to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43457/25]
118. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to 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. [43458/25]
149. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in the passport service, by role, by year, for the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44419/25]
150. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on staffing of the passport service in the years 2020 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44420/25]
151. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost associated with increasing staffing levels in the passport service by 10, 50 and 100 WTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44421/25]