Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know this issue has been a huge one. Certainly it has been a big one in my constituency office, and I am sure it has been so for others as well. I do not think the solution to this is legislation. The solution to this is getting through the backlog. The Passport Office lost a number of days because of the adverse weather, but I understand that it is catching up. Legislation or no legislation, it is always a good idea for people to make sure that their documents are in date.

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