A backlog of just under 90,000 passport applications will be processed in a matter of weeks.
That's after the production of passports was deemed an essential service.
Operations are being scaled up as a result of the decision.
The Head of the Passport Office, Siobhan Byrne says the applications on hand should be cleared in 6 to 8 weeks.
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