Written answers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Passport Applications
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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875. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date a person (details supplied) can expect their passport from the passport office. [20144/21]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In line with Government guidance for Level 5 of the National Framework on Living with COVID-19, the Passport Service continues to provide a high-quality essential service in line with Government measures to reduce social contact and combat the spread of COVID-19.
Applicants who require a passport for emergency purposes, or for non-essential travel with a reasonable excuse, should contact the Passport Service via our Customer Service Hub Webchat function on our website.
Irish citizens who are resident overseas should make contact through the local Irish Embassy or Consulate General.
With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has inquired, an official from the Passport Service was in contact with the applicant on 15 April 2021 to provide an update on the status of the passport application.
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