94. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43661/24]

The Passport Service has issued over 916,000 passports to date this year. All passport applications are subject to the terms of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended (“the Act“). The Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to that person. In order to meet this requirement, when making a first time passport application each applicant must demonstrate an entitlement to Irish citizenship, by providing acceptable documentary evidence of this entitlement. To protect the integrity of the Irish passport, first-time applications are the most complex applications due to the necessary checks involved to verify the identity and citizenship status of the applicant.

The turnaround time to complete first-time online applications is 20 working days. It is important to note that turnaround times for applications that require supporting documents begin from the date the supporting documents are received by the Passport Service.

With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant.