Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport books and cards issued to Tipperary applicants in 2024; the number expected to be issued for Tipperary in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Passport Service issued 1,061,629 passport books and cards in 2024. The number of passports issued to applicants residing County Tipperary in 2024 was 20,994.

Please see table below for the breakdown of adult and child passports issued during 2024 for applicants resident in County Tipperary.

The Passport Service's forecasts estimate that 940,000 passport applications will be submitted in 2025. Based on the overall forecast figure and last year's applications from Tipperary, the Passport Service estimates that during 2025 there will be approximately 18,000 passport applications from residents of County Tipperary.

The turnaround times for passport processing are:

I would ask the Deputy to encourage his constituents who are travelling this year, particularly those with young children who require their first passport, to apply online and in plenty of time.