I have read that where the passport service cannot reach the Garda station after three attempts, the relevant superintendent’s office can be contacted to verify the details, although in a lot of recent cases when I contacted the Passport Office’s Oireachtas service on applications this option has not been mentioned. Internationally, the Irish passport has a strong reputation and the passport service takes seriously its responsibility to protect the integrity of the Irish passport and the issuing process.

In December 2025, the passport service launched a new passport assist service to support citizens who do not wish to use passport online channels and assist them to make a paper passport application. When developing passport assist, the passport service engaged extensively with An Garda Síochána and provided training resources on correctly witnessing forms.

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