73. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the passport online photograph verification process in light of reports from applicants whose photographs were accepted by the online system at submission stage but subsequently rejected during manual examination, causing delays and additional inconvenience; whether her Department has assessed the frequency of such occurrences; and the steps being taken to ensure greater consistency between automated and manual verification processes. [63303/26]

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73. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the passport online photograph verification process in light of reports from applicants whose photographs were accepted by the online system at submission stage but subsequently rejected during manual examination, causing delays and additional inconvenience; whether her Department has assessed the frequency of such occurrences; and the steps being taken to ensure greater consistency between automated and manual verification processes. [63303/26]

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1. 7 September 2026

   Passport Services

   73. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the passport online photograph verification process in light of reports from applicants whose photographs were accepted by the online system at submission stage but subsequently rejected during manual examination, causing delays and additional inconvenience; whether her Department has assessed the frequency of such occurrences; and the steps being taken to ensure greater consistency between automated and manual verification processes. [63303/26]

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