There's Been An Increase In The Backlog Of Kildare Online Passport Applications.

Wednesday, 5 May 2021 06:15

Image: Irish Passport/Dept. of Foreign Affairs.

200 more people from the county have joined the queue over the last month.

The number of Kildare online passport applications yet to be processed has increased.

Data released by the Dept. of Foreign Affairs in mid-April showed 2,200 applications from the county in the system, yet to be processed.

By the end of the month, that had increased to 2,400.

Nationally, there are just under 90,000 applications in the online system.

The Passport Office says the backlog should be cleared in 8 weeks.

The approximate number of online applications per county under process currently in the system is set out in the table below.

County	Applications in System
Antrim	4,900
Armagh	1,000
Carlow	400
Cavan	500
Clare	1,000
Cork	4,700
Derry	1,600
Donegal	1,300
Down	3,200
Dublin	17,100
Fermanagh	400
Galway	2,300
Kerry	1,100
Kildare	2,400
Kilkenny	700
Laois	600
Leitrim	300
Limerick	1,800
Longford	300
Louth	1,200
Mayo	1,000
Meath	2,100
Monaghan	400
Offaly	500
Roscommon	500
Sligo	500
Tipperary	1,100
Tyrone	1,200
Waterford	900
Westmeath	800
Wexford	1,100
Wicklow	1,600

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