The Department of Foreign Affairs are being urged to avoid a repeat of last years disruptions.
There's a call for NO repeat to delays in passport turnaround times which happened last year.
Fine Gael TD Michael Ring says the Department of Foreign Affairs must avoid disruption to travellers this summer.
He says unsuccessful applicants are being notified quite late when there is a problem with their application.
Deputy Ring says there are issues with first-time applications:

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