Thomas Gould
Question:98. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons currently waiting on a passport in Cork city and county, by incremental time periods, in tabular form. [56362/21]
View answerWednesday, 17 November 2021
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There are currently 5,874 passport applications from Cork with the Passport Service. While we cannot set out the applications from Cork that were on hand on previous dates or periods as requested by the Deputy, the table beneath summarises the applications by type - Adult and Child first time applications and Adult and Child renewal applications.
The current turnaround times are:
- 10 working days for Simple Adult renewals
- 15 working days for Complex renewals
- 40 working days for First Time Applications on Passport Online
- 8 weeks for An Post's mail-in "Passport Express" service
Processing times are based on current average application turnaround times and apply to passport applications that are fully complete, where all required supporting documentation has been correctly submitted to the Passport Service by the applicant. The projected passport issue date provided to applicants on the online Passport Tracker provides an indication only of the estimated issue date based on current averages and is not an intended guarantee of service.
I urge citizens to check the validity of their passports before booking travel and to ensure that they apply in plenty of time in order to have their passport well in advance of their travel date. In the case of people planning to travel in 2022, whose passports are already out of date or who have children who are first-time applicants, I would encourage them to apply now online.
The Passport Online service continues to be the fastest and most efficient channel for passport applications and is available to first time applicants, both children and adults, in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. All Irish citizens, including children can use the online system to renew their passports from anywhere in the world.
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Passport Applications originating from Cork |
Applications |
Totals |
|
Child First Time Applications |
1,831 |
|
|
Adult First Time Applications |
691 |
|
|
Total First Time Applications |
2,522 |
|
|
Adult Renewal Applications |
1,381 |
|
|
Child Renewal Application |
1,971 |
|
|
Total Renewal Applications |
3,352 |
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Overall Total |
5,874 |