James Lawless
Question:243. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an application for a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45785/21]
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Bernard Durkan
Question:244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); if an individual and specific reply will be provided by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45797/21]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together.
With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update as to the steps they must take to progress their passport application.
The current turnaround times are 10 working days for Simple Adult renewals, 15 working days for Complex renewals, 40 working days for First Time Applications on Passport Online and 8 weeks for Passport Express for applications which have been completed correctly.
Question No. 244 answered with Question No. 243.