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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: As the Tánaiste said, there are two publicly accessible passport offices, one on the South Mall in Cork and one on Mount Street in Dublin, in addition to a passport printing facility in Balbriggan. Of these three buildings, only two print the passports, with one printing facility in Dublin city centre and two printing presses in Balbriggan. There is no such facility in Cork. Given...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)
Ruairí Ó Murchú: No one in this Chamber is going to give out about increased capacity for our passport services. In every constituency office at this point, there is no shortage of calls from people trying to make it on holiday who are absolutely afraid they will not get their passport in time. Obviously, we need to make sure people check their dates and do whatever is needed. We have spoken about this...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)
Simon Harris: Let me take those suggestions on board. The passport reform programme is continuing. While we made significant progress on passport delivery, turnaround times and the integrity of the passport, that process continues. I am happy to continue to engage on that. On Deputy O'Shea's point, what I am saying for the people of Cork is that we are committed to Cork, to our Passport Office and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Consular Services (10 Jul 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I welcome that the Department will meet with Heather, her legal team and her brother-in-law, who is assisting her. When I wrote to the Minister about this matter on 13 May, I received a reply similar to what the Minister has just outlined, that is, that the responsibility for this case lies with the British consulate. Heather is an Irish citizen, as we have established. She is a victim of...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider opening a passport printing office in Cork to assist with printing passports in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38241/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Will the Tánaiste consider opening a passport printing office in Cork to assist with printing passports in a timely manner? I ask him to make a statement on the matter.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)
Simon Harris: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Shea, for raising this question. I am pleased to say the passport service is delivering passports to our citizens within advertised turnaround times and, in many cases, well before their due date. More than 580,000 passports have been issued this year to date. The public offices in Dublin and Cork operate an urgent appointment service for renewal...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)
John Lahart: I welcome and echo the Tánaiste's remarks. The small Jewish community in my constituency of Dublin South-West feels particularly vulnerable at times of protest. Outside our relationship with the UK and the European Union, we have a unique relationship with the United States. This issue provides an opportunity, not to review it but to move forward with a different kind of dynamic....
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)
Simon Harris: Absolutely, and that is the difference between the Government and the Opposition. The Taoiseach and I were in the United States, where he had a meeting with President Trump, engaging on behalf of this country, speaking up for our values, putting forward our views and valuing our relationship. The leader of the Opposition took the weekend off. That is the difference. It is easy to turn up...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)
John Lahart: I echo the Tánaiste's comments regarding our diplomats. The week of St. Patrick's Day is a particularly important week for Ireland. Is it time to look at mobilising more politicians, outside of just Ministers and Ministers of State, to engage at state House level in the United States, open up a new conversation with American legislators and mobilise our considerable diaspora? There...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)
Simon Harris: I remember the challenges to do with envoys previously. I agree with the Deputy's broader point on the need to empower as many people as possible to engage. I will reflect on his point. The first way we should do that is by continuing to facilitate and host Congressional delegations, known as CODELs, whereby people from both sides of the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, travel to Ireland...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)
Question No. 12 taken with Written Answers.