Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The passport service is currently working closely with the human resources division of the Department and the Public Appointments Service on an ongoing basis to recruit additional staff to meet the current and forecast demands for passports. Additional staff have been assigned to the Passport Office sites on Mount Street and in Tallaght, with plans to assign additional staffing to the Passport Office locations in Balbriggan and Cork in the coming weeks. The Public Appointments Service has assigned temporary clerical officers who will be available to take up duty quickly once security and pre-employment processes are completed. Additional officers will be recruited in the coming weeks, in line with the full relaxation of social distancing measures.

The urgent appointments service is available to people who need to renew their passports urgently.

To avail of the urgent appointments service for passport renewal, applicants must first book an appointment to attend the public office in Mount Street, Dublin 2. This is a limited service and slots are allocated by appointment on a first come, first served basis. Applicants can book an appointment through the Department of Foreign Affairs website, www.dfa.ie/passports.

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