Passport waiting times have now returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Foreign Affairs Minister.
Simon Coveney says it only takes 10 working days for an adult to get the document, if they apply online – and 15 days for a child.
2022 will be the first year ever that over 1 million passports will be issued, after a rush of applications after the Covid pandemic ended.
Fine Gael’s European Affairs spokesman, Neale Richmond, says the long delays earlier this year were unacceptable:
