Ms Siobh?n Byrne:

There were difficulties we have worked with An Garda Síochána to resolve. Now there are additional processes in place, whereby we provide a list daily to An Garda Síochána where we have difficulty contacting the station or where the station has difficulty establishing that it is reported in the logbook.

They are responding to us on these queries. This allows us to progress the application without having to go back to the applicant to provide a replacement consent form for a child or an identity form for a first-time adult applicant.