A massive €16.2m was spent on passport booklets, according to a database of expenditure, with another €320,000 spent on printing and stationary for the Passport Office.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/department-of-foreign-affairs-spent-almost-15m-on-rent-for-embassy-buildings-last-year/a64664354.html

“At peak times – including the month of April when the strike will take place – the Passport Office can receive 250,000 applications per week, according to travel expert Simon Calder.

Source: https://bernews.com/2023/03/passport-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-uk/

British Passport Office workers began a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/04/03/uk-passport-office-staff-begin-5-week-strike/

Sources: National Public Radio, US Passport Office.

Source: https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/us-passport-delays-may-continue-to-stymie-carribean-tourism-online-portal-for-renewals-may-help/

The Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA was speaking after it emerged that the Irish Passport Office has temporarily suspended posting passports to the North and to Britain.

Source: https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/23248021.dolan---passport-office-north-just-makes-sense/?ref=rss