Thanks for your reply lfc84, I have already check the website and it states at least 6 months but the advisor said it is only 3 months, if it is 6 months we will have to cancel our first holiday abroad in six years.
As for the passport check she had to do this last year when she flew to and from Poland from Manchester. Looking at the verify tool it too states 3 months, if this is this the same tool as Ryanair use at Liverpool the we wont have a problem.
We just need to know if they will allow her to travel with a passport with 5 months and 2 weeks left on the return date, we do not want to get to the airport and be turned away. The UK and Spanish governments both state 3 months but say it is the decision of the airline.