Passport Services
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-21
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John Brady (SF), Wicklow

I thank the Minister. I would like clarity as to what "shortly" actually means. Maybe the Minister will come back to us. The technology is there. The hub has been developed and it is in place. It is just a political decision that needs to be taken to roll it out to MLAs. The Minister did not answer the question about MPs and whether it can be extended to them. If it is being extended to MEPs there should be no reason it cannot be extended to MPs who are elected in the North. What analysis has been carried out? The Minister is probably acutely aware that a five-week strike will potentially take place in the British passport office. I believe that will have the serious impact of people in the North putting in new applications for Irish passports on foot of that, given fears they may have in relation to having a passport by summertime. What analysis has been carried out on that?
To conclude, I reiterate there is a demand for a passport office to be opened in the North-----

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Sitting date: 2023-03-21