asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports issued to the latest available date this year.

12.

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports issued by the Passport Office for the years 1984 and 1985 and for the first six months of 1986.

25.

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports issued in 1970, 1980 and 1985.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 8, 12 and 25 together and I am circulating the information requested by the Deputies in a tabular statement.

Following is the statement:

Passports Issued.

Can the Minister say how many of these passports covered the Cork city and county area?

We do not have supplementaries on tabular statements.

Is it possible to differentiate between renewals that cost £30 and ones for one year in the information the Minister is circulating?

No it is not. I will gladly give any information that the Deputies want, but they must be precise in the questions they put down if they want precise information. I am not hiding anything. I was asked for the numbers of passports issued and that is what the information will contain. If the Deputies want any more information they should ask for it.

Would the Deputies respect the Chair's ruling on this matter?

I can only reply to the question I am asked. I cannot reply to questions Deputies thought they should have asked.