Passport Services
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-30
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Michael Ring (FG), Mayo

I thank the Minister for his answer. I acknowledge that the staff of the Passport Office are working under difficult conditions, but this is an essential service. I warned the Department three months ago that this problem would arise and it has now happened. There has been a problem every summer. I would like to see it not happening next year and the office being given the requisite number of staff to process passports. Many people did not have holidays this year because they could not get a document to which they were entitled.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-30