Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like to see progress on the issue of reminders. I am sure the gardaí would like to see that too, to make the process as efficient as possible for everybody. I will follow up on that directly. I echo the Deputy's request that everybody check their passport. We do our very best at times when people need to travel at short notice. It can happen to anybody for reasons of bereavement or other things. Our systems are quite good at trying to respond in a compassionate way. We continue to strive to do as best we can. For the rest of us who need the passport to go on holiday, the advice is very clear, to please check your passport before you book travel, and do not be that person who has to turn around to a relative and say you forgot to do that or forgot to update the kid's passport, with all the trouble that will bring you.

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