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A million passports issued and people leaving with the air of life again.

Milliún pas eisithe agus daoine ag imeacht le haer an tsaoil arís.

One million Irish passports have been issued so far this year.

Tá milliún pas Éireannach eisithe go dtí seo i mbliana.

Never before have so many passports been issued in a year, let alone ten months, says the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Níor eisíodh an oiread pasanna riamh in imeacht bliana, gan trácht ar dheich mí, a deir an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha.

634,000 passports were issued last year, which is a relatively low number compared to the 935,000 issued in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Is 634,000 pas a eisíodh anuraidh, sin líon réasúnta íseal i gcomórtas leis na 935,000 a eisíodh in 2019 roimh an bpaindéim covid 19.

The Department of Foreign Affairs says the surge in demand since the lifting of Covid restrictions is responsible for the significant rise in passport applications this year.

Deir an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha gurb é an t-ardú ar éileamh ó cuireadh deireadh le srianta Covid is siocair leis an ardú suntasach ar iarratais ar phasanna i mbliana.

It is said that the ties of customs that existed during the pandemic have now been removed from people and they are eager to leave with the air of life again! The Passport Office has revealed that they have introduced new policies and more staff to ensure that there will not be the same delay in issuing passports as at the beginning of the year.

Tá ceangail na ngnás a bhí ann i rith na paindéime bainte de dhaoine anois agus tá fonn orthu imeacht le haer an tsaoil arís, a deirtear! Tá sé tugtha le fios ag Oifig na bPasanna go bhfuil beartais nua agus breis foirne tugtha isteach acu lena chinntiú nach mbeidh an mhoill chéanna feasta ar phasanna a eisiúint agus a bhí i dtús na bliana.

Currently, it is said, people are waiting ten working days for their passport, if it is a renewal.

Faoi láthair, a deirtear, is deich lá oibre atá daoine ag fanacht lena bpas, más athnuachan atá i gceist.

The wait for people applying for a passport for the first time is 20 working days.

20 lá oibre an fanacht atá ar dhaoine atá ag cur isteach ar phas den chéad uair.

That's because these requests go through more security checks.

Sin mar gheall go gcaitear níos mó seiceálacha slándála a dhéanamh ar na hiarratais seo.

It was 40 days at the beginning of the year.

40 lá a bhí ann i dtús na bliana.

Applying online is easier, faster and cheaper, advises the Passport Office.

Is fusa, is tapúla agus is saoire iarratas ar líne a dhéanamh, a chomhairlíonn Oifig na bPasanna.