Foreign Affairs Minister acknowledges North West worst affected by passport debacle
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has acknowledged that people in the North West and West of Ireland are worst affected as it relates to the ongoing passport debacle. The processing time for first time passport applications continues to be an issue despite the passport office turning over thousands…
Donegal TD calls for specific action to be taken to address north west passports backlog
A Donegal TD has reiterated his calls for a focus to clear the massive backlog of passport applications in the North West. It’s after news that contact tracers working from HSE offices in Limerick will now switch to passport duties with the Department of Foreign Affairs. 195 thousand…
Calls for passport office in Sligo
A local Councillor believes a passport office should be established in Sligo to serve the West, North West and Northern Ireland. Independent Councillor, Marie Casserly says since an office is based in Co. Cork one should also be based in this region. She says passport applications have increased…
Donegal TD raises concerns over passport services
A Donegal TD says the Irish passport service seems ‘completely unequipped’ to meet the demand. Independent TD Thomas Pringle, says his constituency office has been dealing with a steady stream of issues over the last few months. There’s said to be significant delays with turnaround…
People going on holidays this summer can save time renewing passports online
People in the North West can save time renewing their passports by applying online. The Online Passport Application Service was launched last year by the government and has so far seen a large number of people avail of the service. People can use the website any day of the week…