So far this year, the Irish Passport Service has issued more than 775,000 passports, with current demand forecasts indicating that over a million passports will be issued by the end of the year. Antrim was among the top five counties in the whole of Ireland for applications, coming after Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kildare. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Following Co Antrim with 25,492 applications were Co Down (18,011), Co Londonderry (13,902), Co Tyrone (10,353), Co Armagh (7,825) and Co Fermanagh (3,216). When it comes to the number of first-time child passport applications, Co Antrim was third in all of Ireland with 4,095 requests so far this year. The highest number of applications came from Dublin with 14,337 applications, followed by Cork (7,320).
The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, described the work taking place in the Irish passport offices as “excellent”. "Virtually all complete passport applications are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days,” he said. Advertisement Advertisement "I am immensely proud of the work done by the Passport Service so far this year, particularly in dealing with the high demand of recent months.
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