Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hear the reply but there are huge issues with people getting their passports on time, especially children's passports, both first-time applications and renewals. The current process still needs to be reviewed as I have been advised recently by the Minister's office that more than 40% of all children's passport applications are deemed to be incomplete. The problem is that the extra or missing information is not sought until too near the date when the application was supposed to be granted. That seems to be where the problem is. The applications should be looked at from the start, when they are submitted, and the information should be asked for then. There is something wrong. The children's application part needs to be streamlined. When we hear 40% of applications are not complete, there is something wrong.

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