Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-09
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The fundamental point about passports is the exponential growth in applications and the number being issued. I will come back to the Deputy but I believe 1.7 million passports will be issued this year. There were 634,000 issued in 2021, despite Covid-19 restrictions. A total of 45% of online adult renewals are processed within one working day while 99% of online applications for renewals for children are issued within 15 working days. First-time applications take longer to process, and so forth.
As of 31 January, the number of passport service staff increased by 300 from June last year, which is a very significant increase. We will bring in additional staff in the coming months to bring the number of staff to in excess of 900. This week the capacity of passport servicing in public offices increased in Dublin and Cork significantly. I take the Deputy's point but the numbers are expanding.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-09