Ruth Coppinger
Ceist:30. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries other than EEA member states and Switzerland in which the passport card is accepted. [35173/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraFriday, 6 September 2019
Ceisteanna (30)
Freagraí scríofa
The Irish passport card is valid for travel to 31 countries: all EU Member States, the members of the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) and Switzerland.
The Irish passport card is fully compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulations concerning requirements for passports in card format. Since the passport card was launched in 2015, over 193,000 Passport Cards have been issued.