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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will investigate the reason a query that was raised with a local authority (details supplied) has not been responded to even though this was promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 253. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the statistical evidence and level of detail used to calculate the current turnaround times for passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 254. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rigorous analysis process which is in place to verify the identify and citizenship status of passport applicants; the steps involved; if the process is audited regularly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32860/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to introduce a robust system which ensures transparency in the verification, checking, processing and return of documents in the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32861/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 256. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will introduce a faster way for applicants to request a new consent form given that it is currently takes five working days when requested through his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32862/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 257. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any consideration is given, in the calculation of the average turnaround processing time of passports, of the length of time that the application is actually lodged with the Passport Office but not progressed given the high volume of passports that are found to have errors on being checked several weeks after they were actually...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications for adults or children that were received in the Passport Office over three months ago or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32834/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that were cancelled in 2021; if the applications were cancelled by the applicants or by the Passport Office; and if cancelled by the Passport Office will provide reasons for same. [32841/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints received by his Department in relation the Passport Office in 2021 and to date in 2022, through the customer service feedback or through any other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of freedom of information requests submitted to his Department in each of the past four years which refer to passport applications or the passport service in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the formal comments and complaints procedure for the passport service can be adapted to make it more accessible to those wishing to lodge a complaint by providing an email address or an online complaints form; the number of formal comments and complaints received about the passport service in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 296. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when supporting documents received by the Passport Office on 18 May 2022 will be attached to an application (details supplied) in order that it can progress; when this passport will be dispatched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33355/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 317. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) given that that they applied for their passport on 16 March 2022 and they have imminent travel plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that junior certificate students completing the Irish listening section of the examination only hear the listening extracts twice in view of the fact that Irish is a second language for children in T2 schools and considering that students hear the listening extract three times in the exam for other modern languages; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that there is no oral assessment of the Irish language included in the junior certificate exam considering that the oral exam counts for 40% in the leaving certificate thereby resulting in a disconnect between those exams for students; if she has any plans to introduce an oral assessment of Irish for the junior certificate; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to make the literature section of the new junior certificate specification more student friendly particularly as critical analysis is not required of the students in other modern language examinations at that level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33259/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is reasonable that students in the new Junior Certificate Irish exam are being asked to answer 15 questions at higher level or 11 questions at ordinary level in two hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33260/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason in relation to the JCT training for Irish when teachers asked for guidance on exams, facilitators were unable to offer assistance or advice and there was no communication with the State Examinations Commission or those involved in setting the papers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the upset that the new Junior Certificate specification for Irish has caused to students despite the fact that there has been an increased focus on wellbeing in the new junior certificate programme but Irish is cited to be causing stress and anxiety to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Michael Ring: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the changes to the junior certificate Irish have been detrimental to the teaching and learning experience in Irish classrooms; the plans has she to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33263/22]