Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised)

3:00 pm

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Of the 631,000 passports issued last year, what proportion were issued abroad, for example, in Britain or the United States? The honorary consul service which is under review is extremely important and a service we all underestimate. Does the Tánaiste envisage that the review will advocate a substantial extension of the consulate service, in particular, throughout the United States?

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