Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2004
187 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a replacement national identity card, which was applied for by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in early September 2004, has not yet been made available; the reason for this inordinate delay, some 13 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32900/04]
View answerThe Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (Age Card) Regulations 1999 provide for a voluntary, national age card scheme. Age cards can be obtained by persons who have attained 18 years of age in order to confirm that they have attained the legal age for the purchase of intoxicating liquor. The 1999 regulations set out detailed provisions relating to the application and authentication procedure as well as procedures for the preparation and issue of age cards.
At present, applicants receive their age card within eight to 12 weeks of producing the correct documentation at their local Garda station. This procedure is also the case for those making an application for a replacement card. No record exists at present in the age card office or at Dalkey Garda station of an application made for a replacement age card by the person referred to by the Deputy.
