Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 606: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passports issued to a person (details supplied) were the subject of representations from, transmitted or routed through, or in any way facilitated by, a Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if so, the name of that member; the date the applications were received in the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2432/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The application for the passport issued on 9 August 1994 was received in the Passport Office, Molesworth Street on 5 August 1994. The application file indicates that the passport was to be returned through the office of Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D. This is the normal procedure for applications forwarded by the offices of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. For instance, in 2007, 6,200 such passports were dealt with through offices of Oireachtas Members.

The application for the passport issued on 7 February 2006 was made in person by the applicant at the Irish Embassy in Berne on 28 January 2006.