Written answers

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Passport Services

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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384. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport applicant that cancels a passport application can avail of a refund. [16479/22]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An applicant who cancels their passport application will receive a full refund for the application. A request to cancel an application can be made by contacting the Passport Service Customer Service team via phone on 01.671.1633 or webchat on my Department’s website (www.dfa.ie/passports/contact/).

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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385. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport can be processed on time for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that they have imminent travel plans. [16491/22]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this is a Passport Express application which was received on 14 March 2022. The current turnaround time for Passport Express applications is 8 weeks.

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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386. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it will be ensured that a new passport is issued to a person (details supplied) whose original passport was issued from the Irish Embassy, New Delhi, India and subsequent passport issued by the passport office in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16493/22]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the person referred to by the Deputy, there is no current passport application under that name with the Passport Service.

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