Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1169. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to amend the existing available passport options for persons over 75 years of age in order to allow them purchase and pay for three or five year passports, rather than ten year passports only; his views that it is fair to require those in receipt of a pension to purchase the ten year passport when they only wish to purchase it for a shorter period of time. [31042/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is the norm internationally to provide passports of a ten year standard validity to all adults. A reduced term of validity for children’s passports is necessary as their appearance can change significantly within a short period of years, which can lead to uncertainty as to the identity of the passport holder. However this is not generally the case for adults of any age. For these reasons, there are no plans to introduce a passport of less than ten year validity for adult applicants.
