Thomas Gould
Ceist:91. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications currently with the Passport Office from persons from Cork. [21299/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 27 April 2022
Ceisteanna (91, 92)
Thomas Gould
Ceist:92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications waiting over one month in Cork. [21300/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together.
There are currently 8,300 online applications in the Passport Service system from applicants living in Cork. Over 90% of passport applicants apply using Passport Online. It is not possible to obtain the number of paper-based applications currently in the system from applicants living in Cork,
Of the number of online applications from persons from Cork, 4,800 (58%) are fully complete and are being processed by the Passport Service. The other 3,500 (42%) are incomplete, which means the Passport Service is waiting for the applicant to submit the necessary documents required. While the Passport Service makes every effort to contact the applicants in such circumstances, their experience is that many applicants take weeks and sometimes months to send in the necessary documents.
Of the 4,800 fully complete applications from persons from Cork that are currently being processed by the Passport Service, just ten applications have been with the Passport Service for over one month.
Question No. 92 answered with Question No. 91.