Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the renewal date for a new passport is not the date following on from the expiry date but rather the date from which you apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19687/14]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The standards body for passport issuance, the International Civil Aviation Organisation, recommend that the maximum validity for passports should be ten years. As a result, it is necessary to commence the validity of new passports from the date of renewal rather than a future expiry date.