Today, the Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD, visited the Passport Office in Balbriggan, North County Dublin where he encouraged everyone to check their passport before booking holiday travel.
The Minister said “I am delighted to visit the passport office in Balbriggan, where the majority of Passport Service operations take place. I am tremendously proud of our staff here and across the Passport Service, who deliver an exceptional service to Irish citizens at home and abroad, issuing over 1 million passports in 2024 alone.”
“Many families will be travelling over Easter and during the summer. I encourage everyone planning their holidays, particularly those travelling with young children, to check their passports in plenty of time before their travel date. When renewing your passport, always do so with Passport Online for the fastest turnaround.”
In 2024, over 1 million passports were issued. To date this year, the Passport Service has issued over 175,000 passports. Children’s passports accounted for 22% of passports issued so far this year.
Minister Richmond noted that the Passport Service had recently launched the “Don’t Be that Person” campaign which encourages people to check their passport in plenty of time before travel and to use Passport Online as it is the “quickest, easiest and least expensive way” for citizens at home and abroad to apply for their passports.
For more information or to renew your passport online, go to Ireland.ie/PassportOnline.
