John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I just wanted to confirm that because it is deeply frustrating for people. Instead of the clock stopping, it goes right back to the start.

My second point relates to the prospect of opening an office in Belfast. I get a lot of representations from Irish citizens in the North through MLA or MP offices. It is frustrating that there is not a mechanism for elected public representatives in the North to make direct contact with the Passport Office, unlike Members of this House, to represent the constituents up there. It would be beneficial if some sort of facility or mechanism could be put in place for elected members in the North, like the one for Deputies and their staff, to make those representations.