Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21574/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question lodged his application at the counter in the Molesworth Street Office on 10 May, 2010. As a direct result of the ongoing industrial action by the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) it is presently taking up to twenty five working days to process individual applications submitted through the Passport Express Service, the Northern Ireland Passport Express Service and at the counters in the Passport Office. Applications submitted through ordinary post are taking up to eight weeks to process. Applications, other than those that are prioritised on the basis of demonstrable urgent humanitarian need, are being processed on a first come first served basis. No guarantee can be provide that the application in question will be issued in time to allow for travel on 1 June 2010. The applicant should continue to monitor the progress of the application on the Departments' web site at http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=2859