78. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a renewal child passport application (details supplied) will be finalised. [64460/26]
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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473 written, 10 oral
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| 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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79. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the printing of passport cards; the average current processing time for passport card applications; the number of passport cards that have been printed in each month of 2026 to date; and if she will provide advice on an application for a passport card for an individual (details supplied). [64741/26]
86. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the delays in processing a first-time passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65436/26]
20. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the data contained within the biometric element of an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59703/26]
26. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a group (details supplied) in relation to the requirements for child passport renewals in the event that one parent is deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60188/26]
27. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will facilitate a meeting with a group (details supplied) in relation to the requirements for child passport renewals in the event that one parent is deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60194/26]
28. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any review of the requirements for child passport renewals in the event that one parent is deceased (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60201/26]
29. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the additional obstacles in place for widowed parents in terms of the requirements for the renewal of child passports (details supplied); if legislative change would be required to relax these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60204/26]
30. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make statement on the matter. [60561/26]
39. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a passport application for a person (details supplied); if she will expedite the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60024/26]
44. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 26 May 2026, which did not receive a "follow up with a response with the additional data", when a response will issue. [60315/26]
46. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passport renewals that were processed via Irish Embassies and-or consulates, by location in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [61505/26]
49. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the delays in processing a first-time passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61635/26]
53. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current processing times for passport renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61789/26]
58. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which an individual who’s Irish-born father was not registered on their UK birth certificate can verify their citizenship to apply for an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62163/26]
61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a person who has legally changed their name by Deed Poll can have their Irish passport amended to reflect their new name; whether an approved Deed Poll is sufficient evidence of the change of name; the additional documentation, if any, that is required by the passport Service. [62608/26]
62. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific statutory provision which permits the Passport Service to dispense with guardian consent for a passport application where the applicant is under 18 and married; and if this exception remains legally applicable to a person under 18 who is married under Irish law. [62712/26]
63. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Passport Service first introduced the provision stating that guardian consent is not required where a child is married; the statutory or administrative basis for introducing that provision; whether it has been amended or reviewed since 1 January 2019; and, if so, the dates and outcome of each such review. [62713/26]
64. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received since 1 January 2019 from persons under 18 who were recorded as married; the number of such applications in which guardian consent was not obtained; the number granted; and the statutory basis on which each such passport was issued. [62714/26]
65. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a person under 18 who is legally married in another jurisdiction may apply for an Irish passport without guardian consent under the Passport Service's current guidance; if so, the legal basis for this; and whether her Department distinguishes between a marriage legally recognised in Ireland and a marriage entered into in another jurisdict…
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the policy whereby the Irish Passport Service does not accept deed polls for passport name changes and that applicants seeking a passport in a name that does not appear on their birth certificate must provide evidence of two years' usage of that name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63064/26]
69. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the policy whereby the Irish Passport Service does not accept deed polls for passport name changes and that applicants seeking a passport in a name that does not appear on their birth certificate must provide evidence of two years' usage of that name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63061/26]
72. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new Irish passport design will be added to the Council of the European Union's, Public Register of Authentic identity and travel documents online (PRADO). [63172/26]
73. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the passport online photograph verification process in light of reports from applicants whose photographs were accepted by the online system at submission stage but subsequently rejected during manual examination, causing delays and additional inconvenience; whether her Department has assessed the frequency of such occurrences…
77. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason passport applications cannot be expedited or assisted by local TD offices when the estimated issue date falls after constituents confirmed date of travel, until that estimated issue date has officially passed; if she will address why this restriction remains in place even when a minimum of three weeks' notice is provided to h…