Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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297. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport can be returned to facilitate booked travel at the end of March 2022 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12994/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service contacted the applicant on 4 March 2022 to provide an update as to the status of the application. The passport application is being processed in line with current processing times. The current processing time for fully complete first time applications is 40 working days. Processing time begins from when the Passport Service receives the required supporting documentation for the application. The supporting documents for this application were received on 15 February 2022.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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298. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 1 March 2022, the details of the update furnished to the person; if a specific response will issue to this parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12996/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Passport Service contacted the applicant’s parent directly on 22 February 2022 to advise as to the status of the application. The Passport Service has since issued the passport to the applicant. The passport application was processed in line with current processing times. The current processing time for fully complete first time applications is 40 working days. Processing time begins from when the Passport Service receives the required supporting documentation for the application. The supporting documents for this application were received on 27 January 2022.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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299. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 1 March 2022, the details of the update furnished to the person; if a specific response will issue to this parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12997/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Passport Service contacted the applicants' parent directly on 21 February 2022 to advise as to the status of the applications. The passport applications are being processed in line with current processing times. The current processing time for fully complete first time applications is 40 working days. Processing time begins from when the Passport Service receives the required supporting documentation for the application. The supporting documents for these applications were received on 8 February 2022.