Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The passport service is successfully meeting the current high demand. All turnaround times are at their target level and there are no backlogs. The current processing times are as follows:

Online simple adult renewal - 10 working days

Online child/complex adult renewal - 15 working days

Online first time application, adult or child - 20 working days

Post Passport via An Post, adult or child - 8 weeks

The number of applications in the Passport Service system from applicants residing in county Cork are outlined below in tabular form. This table breaks down the number of applications that are fully complete and being processed by the Passport Service, and the number of applications that are pending further action from the applicant. The table also breaks down the applications that were made using Passport Online and the applications that were made via paper.

Please note that due to the fact that applicants input their address manually when submitting a paper application, the county of residence is not always readily identifiable from an application. The below figures represent the applications for which the Passport Service was able to identify the county of residence for the purpose of compiling the requested statistics.

Passport Online is now used by over 90% of applicants worldwide. It is the fastest and most cost-effective way to apply for a passport, and can be used for renewal applications from anywhere in the world, and for first time applications from over 50 countries worldwide.