Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that this person applied for their passport on 16 March 2022. [28593/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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259. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this application was received in the Passport Office on 9 March 2022. [28809/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 259 together.

With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update to the applicant as to the steps they must take to progress their passport application.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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237. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that this person applied for their passport on 8 February 2022. [28594/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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241. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be dispatched for a minor (details supplied) given that the estimated issue date of 16 May 2022 has been exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28633/22]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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245. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application will be process for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and that was submitted in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28658/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application by a person (details supplied) which is required for travel on 7 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28663/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 237, 240, 241, 245 and 249 together.

With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 26 May 2022, if this passport has been issued. [28616/22]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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239. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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242. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a renewal passport application will issue on time to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can fulfil their travel plans. [28645/22]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who is travelling on 7 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28656/22]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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244. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who applied in March 2022 and who is travelling on 17 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28657/22]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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246. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue to children (details supplied) who are travelling to a family wedding on 4 June 2022; if their mother's passport will be returned in time for the travel date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28659/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for a minor (details supplied) that was received by the Passport Office on 7 May 2022 will be dispatched in time for the family’s travel plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/22]

Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28666/22]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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253. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and when passports will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) who are travelling on 10 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28768/22]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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254. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and when a passport will issue in the case of the son of a person (details supplied) whose application has been made since 4 April 2022 and who is due to travel on 3 June 2022, and whose parents' passports were granted quickly and efficiently and given that the application was made online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28771/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 238, 239, 242, 243, 244, 246, 248, 250, 253 and 254 together.

With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update on the status of the passport application to the applicant.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue in time for the travel date of 5 June 2022 for a child (details supplied) having applied in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28660/22]

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 has reviewed the application and it is being processed within the current average turnaround times. The Passport Service has provided a status update to the applicant.

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Passport Service requires a number of supporting documents for first time applications to validate the applicant’s identity as well as to establish their entitlement to Irish citizenship. For first time applicants who have been granted Irish citizenship through naturalisation, the Passport Service requests the applicant’s original passport from their country of birth as part of the supporting documents. The applicant can request the return of the supporting document once it has been verified and scanned by the Passport Service.

The Passport Service has contacted the applicant directly to advise them of this. 

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position in relation to the validity of a current passport, specifically if a passport is due to expire in the next month, if a trip within a European Union country takes place if a return ticket is produced for inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28702/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The validity required on an Irish passport for overseas travel depends on where a person is travelling to. 

For travel within the European Union, a person's Irish passport must be valid up to their return date. 

The passport validity required for countries outside of the European Union varies greatly. My Department recommends contacting the relevant travel agent or the embassy of the country the person is travelling to for the most up-to-date requirements.

Further information can be found on my Department's website: www.dfa.ie/passports/questions/passport-validity-needed-for-overseas-travel/.