Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay in renewal of a passport in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41098/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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A passport application from the person in question was received in the office of the Consulate General of Ireland in Sydney, on 29 September, 2010. The application was incomplete and there were problems with the photographs. The consulate contacted the applicant that same day and advised that further documentation and new photographs were required. No response was received from the applicant so the consulate made contact with her again on 5 October, 2010. New photographs and additional documents were received in the consulate on 15 October, 2010. The application was dealt with on that day and submitted to Dublin for processing

Properly completed applications submitted at Irish missions abroad take between four and six weeks to process. It is expected that this passport will be available in the Consulate by 22 November, 2010. Once received by the consulate, it will be dispatched directly to the applicant.