It's been an anxious time for anyone planning a foreign holiday or needing to travel out of Ireland.
(Image: dfa.ie)Between delays at Dublin airport and anxiety over waiting times for new passports, there's been a lot of disruption.
But now the number of staff at the Passport Service call centre is set to double in the next two weeks.
It comes after complaints from members of the public, with staffing levels being blamed for delays.
The office currently has 60 staff but its hoped that'll go up to 120 this month.
The Director of Passport Services Siobhan Byrne says staffing has been an issue for many businesses and public services lately:
"It's not unique to the Public Service or even this country, it's an international problem. But we are increasing our staff in that area.
We currently have 60 people working in our customer service hub and we hope to double that figure in the next two weeks".
