Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I beg the indulgence of the Ceann Comhairle to raise a matter affecting citizens up and down the country, namely, the rapid deterioration in the service provided by the Passport Office in the past two months and the difficulties citizens are experiencing in exercising their constitutional right to travel as a result of delays in the office. I hear stories of passports which are ready for dispatch being left for days on end. Will the Minister make a statement outlining what immediate steps he will take to ensure people who need passports obtain them without delay?

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