Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The short answer is we will keep this under review. I am pleased to see that so many applications are being made online. Regardless if someone lives in Cork, Dublin or anywhere else in this great country, he or she is able to apply for a passport. More than 93% of applications came that way last year and people can get passports in a time-efficient manner.

In terms of the office we have in Cork, which plays a valuable part, we will continue to keep under review any additional infrastructural supports for it.

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