Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the turnaround time for passport applications; the number of persons waiting to have passport applications processed through the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53480/18]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The turnaround time for a passport application will depend on the channel through which the application was submitted.

The table below summarises the turnaround times for the Passport Service’s main application channels. Turnaround times for individual missions outside Ireland and the UK are omitted as these will vary for each individual mission and are dependent on local postal services. Turnaround times are among a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by which the Passport Service measures its success in delivering a modern and responsive public service.

All application categories are meeting or exceeding their target turnaround timeframe with the exception of Northern Ireland Passport Express, first time applications, which is one day under target.

The Passport Service is currently processing over 40,000 passport applications. These applications are going through the normal checking, processing and security stages.