Passport Services

Thursday, 18 November 2021

Questions (196)

Michael Ring

Question:

196. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a simple online adult passport renewal application by a person (details supplied) has been given an estimated target issue date of ten weeks from the receipt of the application considering that this persons last passport expired only months ago so it should only take ten working days for this application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56676/21]

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Written answers

Minister for Foreign Affairs

With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the applicant mistakenly applied for a first time passport when completing the application form online. As a result, the estimated issue date given is in line with processing times for first time applications.

The Passport Service has contacted the applicant and informed them of what is required to progress their passport application.