The Government is advising anyone who intends to travel abroad in 2022 to apply for their passport if it’s due to expire as demand is set to hit an all-time high.
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said there’s a possibility that 1.7 million passport applications will be made this year.
First time passport applications are experiencing lengthy delays while Minister Coveney has said there are currently 100,000 online applications and 13,000 paper applications on hand with the Passport Service.
