Madam – I would like to draw your attention to the practice of applying for a new passport for children. After you complete the appropriate application you travel to your nearest Garda station to get the application signed by a garda who knows you.
Fortunately I am not known to them. Your child then has the experience of witnessing all of the chaos that occurs daily in Garda stations. After this amazing experience your child has a million and one questions. Why has that man got hand-cuffs? And why has that man lying on the seat got a red face?
Surely there is a more child-centred alternative that does not involve gardaí who are already over burdened. – Yours, etc,