Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We want to know how many go through the passport express system. An Post parcel express renewal applications has a target of 15 working days but this is different from first-time applications and it is the latter where difficulties are being experienced. There is a target of 20 working days in that case and it said in a reply to a parliamentary question last week that it was 35 days in some cases but some take seven or eight weeks. I do not want an average but how many are dealt with within ten, 20, 30, 40 or 50 days. I will ask for information on applications from Northern Ireland and Great Britain because it says they are adding to the figures. It says applications are up by 20% but 20% of what? We will also ask for a note on the number of applications received in the various foreign missions, the number of Great Britain renewals and first-time applications. We want figures well in advance so that we can digest them.