Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs
9:30 am
Mr. John Conlan:
There is a cyclical nature to passport applications. I know we are dealing with a backlog at the moment, but we tend to find that from the start of January on - it really peaks in April, May and June - we get a massive number applications. We take resources and temporary people in to match that.