The Irish Travel Agents Association is calling on the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Passport Office to process outstanding passport applications.
Recent figures reveal there are 112,000 applications currently with the Passport Office and the ITAA says this need to be cleared to avoid a backlog of applications when international travel resumes.
The Association has also expressed its frustration at delays in issuing passports, meaning that some consumers have had to cancel their travel plans.
It says the issue not only affects leisure travellers, but also business travellers and those wishing to visit friends and family overseas.
Cormac Meehan is the Managing Director of Meehan Travel in Bundoran, and he spoke to our reporter Diarmuid Pepper about the backlog:
