Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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515. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit facilitate persons wishing to engage with their services through the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21903/21]

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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516. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all forms issued by his Department and agencies under his remit are available in both the Irish and English languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21921/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together.

My Department takes its obligations under the Official Languages Act (2003) very seriously. Passport Online, the Passport Service’s online application service, is available through Irish. Passport applicants can also complete paper application forms in Irish. APS1G and APS2G are Irish language forms.

A fluent Irish speaker works in each of the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork and applicants can apply for an appointment in Irish.

Other relevant forms are available in Irish, and citizens can engage with all our services through the Irish language, on request, either by phone, post, email or in person.