Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

That is a fair point and we want to establish a passport office in that area.

I have previously raised the idea of establishing an information office at the airport for people who run into difficulties with their passports. Perhaps one of the airlines would take this up as an extra duty. There is hardly a day goes by but someone runs into difficulty at the airport. If it could fall within the remit of the airport authority as part of its information service to link up with the Department of Foreign Affairs to advise people on what they can do if they discover a problem with their passport at the airport.

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