Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue for children (details supplied) in County Donegal on time for their travel date of 8 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26476/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, these applications are within the current turnaround times and have not yet reached their issue by date.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and name of public authorities which requested passport application form and passport document data under the provisions of section 41 of the Data Protection Act 2018 for the period 1 January 2020 to date in 2023, inclusive; the number of requests received and declined in respect of each public authority; the data set information sought from each in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26592/23]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of the information requested by public authorities, departments and An Garda Síochána from the Passport Office data set in the past three years to date in 2023; the number of requests for access to data in the past three years to date in 2023; the number of times his Department has refused access; the schedule of bodies and number of requests made over the timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26593/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 and 4 together.

The Passport Service is committed to its obligations under the GDPR and Data Protection Acts 1988-2018, including providing information to the public on the personal data processed for the purpose of assessing passport applications, provision of customer care in relation to passport applications and the issuance of passports. This information is available in its data privacy notice (www.dfa.ie/about-us/our-commitments/privacy-policy/passport-service-privacy-policy/).

This notice, which is updated regularly, also provides information to the public on when passport data may be shared with other public authorities. The Passport Service will only share personal data where it is satisfied that the requesting public authority has a lawful basis for requesting the information and after deeming that the provision of data is both necessary and proportionate.

In addition to this and as part of our ongoing compliance with data protection legislation, in 2022 my Department was party to five data sharing agreements with other public sector bodies, which were published for public consultation (www.gov.ie/en/consultations/?q=&sort_by=published_date&topic=92424-dsga-data-sharing-agreements&page=1) and were signed in line with the full commencement of the Data Sharing and Governance Act (DSGA) 2019. The DSGA gives further effect to the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

It has not been possible for the Passport Service to compile the requested figures in time for the Parliamentary Question response. The Passport Service will follow up with the Deputy directly with the requested information.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of the passport application for a child (details supplied), as the applicant’s travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26598/23]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) travelling to a family wedding abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26689/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 7 together.

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

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a first-time passport application will issue for a child (details supplied) who is travelling in early June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26643/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the application was made on 20 January 2023. Supporting documents for this application were received by the Passport Service on 07 April and further supporting documents were received on the 19 May. Turnaround time from the receipt of further supporting documents is 15 working days.