Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Since June, my office has received 48 urgent inquiries from anxious constituents waiting for their passports to be processed. Some have waited several months. The government announced the recruitment of an extra 250 staff in June. How many have been recruited and when will the six-week processing time advised by the department's website be met?

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