Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of adult and children's passports that were issued in Q1 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figure for Q1 2024, in tabular form. [16878/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Passport Service has issued over 290,000 passports to date this year. The Passport Service is currently experiencing a high level of demand for passports, as citizens prepare for upcoming summer travel. Thanks to my Department’s operational and staffing plans, the Passport Service is successfully responding to the current level of demand.

With regard to the Deputy's request for the number of adult and children's passports issued in Q1 during 2024 and 2025, the figures are presented in tabular form as requested: