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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Conlan stated that 87% were done online. We will accept the online system of renewals is fairly good. There is a smaller percentage who have been waiting up to three months, and some more than three months, to be processed. By the way, one constituent has been waiting since December. When the passport service decides its way of correcting people is to put them to the back of the line...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: When will the Passport Service have the 920 staff?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: How will the Passport Service correct that photograph issue? I did not get a response about the watermarks.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: It was not a selfie. It was uploading a photograph.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I accept that, but why in the name of goodness would the Passport Service not inform applicants, for instance, at the bottom of the form, that they should be aware there can be an issue with uploading photographs from a phone and to upload it on a laptop? Why would they not do so instead of causing a great deal of stress for people? The Passport Service is having people miss their travel...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: There are problems with 50% and the Passport Service still does not notify people of that issue.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Why does the Passport Service not tell them that? That is the point. Why does it wait until eight weeks after they have applied to contact them and after a target date to state there is a problem with the applicant's photograph? They then upload the photograph again not knowing the problem is because of the phone. Why not tell them? When the service is so inefficient at this stage, why...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is ridiculous.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Eight weeks, as I mentioned, in a case the other day.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I suggest that Mr. Conlan does not leave it until the peak summer season is over to look at it and that he looks at it as a matter of urgency.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: About time.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 1051. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including Ozempic injection for the treatment of obesity under the general medical services medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37990/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of plans for the port access northern cross route, including timelines, information on funding and any other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an exact breakdown of the funding allocated in 2022 to Tourism Ireland under the revised estimates 2022 under each of the headings A.4, A.5 and A.6. [38163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 213. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total capital allocation made to Fáilte Ireland in 2022. [38164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 214. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital and current Exchequer funding allocated to Screen Ireland in 2022 under B.12 of the revised estimates 2022. [38165/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 215. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications to the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund since it first opened; and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, respectively. [38166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 216. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of successful applicants under the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund in each of the years that the programme was active. [38167/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 217. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the €2 million allocated to the sound and vision fund in the July stimulus was a once-off funding increase; if not, if it now forms part of annual core funding; if the funding will be allocated again in 2023; and the total amount of funding that has been provided by the Exchequer to the sound and vision fund to date in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Jul 2022)

Imelda Munster: 529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress around addressing the significant issues facing the dental treatment service scheme; and his views on when the issue is expected to be resolved. [38359/22]