Passport Office in Dublin closed due to flooding

[David Cochrane]

The Department of Foreign Affairs has advised this morning that the Passport Office has been closed due to "extensive flooding".

Those who need to collect a passport today will need to go to Hainault House on Stephen's Green from 11am this morning.

[johnfás]

Must be burst pipes... there's alot of pipe works going on about the city over the past few weeks.

[hammer]

Is part of their job not turning off taps




Only joking.

[Thac0man]

Maybe its flooded with unopened passport applications

[David Cochrane]

Statment by Fine Gael just in.......

Flooding leads to passport office chaos in the middle of St. Patrick’s holiday period - Timmins

Emergency measures in place not good enough

The passport office in Molesworth St, Dublin which was already operating on a go-slow due to industrial action, has today (Tuesday) ceased to operate completely following extensive flooding, leaving hundreds of passport applications in limbo in the middle of the St. Patrick's holiday period, stated Fine Gael Spokesman for Foreign Affairs, Billy Timmins T.D.

“It has become increasingly frustrating for hundreds of people in recent weeks to have their passport applications processed as a result of the ongoing industrial action in the Molesworth Street passport office. Today’s flooding emergency has added to the chaos and the contingency measures put in place by the Department of Foreign Affairs are simply not good enough.

“The Department has made a terse statement saying emergency passports only will be issued from Iveagh House. What constitutes a genuine emergency? Meanwhile crowds of people are being put out onto the street with little or no explanation as to what will happen to their passport applications.

“Flooding happens, but as we have seen before this Government’s ability to deal with it leaves a lot to be desired. The entire system of issuing passports to applicants should not cease just because an office has been flooded. The Minister needs to put proper contingency measures in place as a matter of urgency, so that people who wish to travel can do so.”

[CookieMonster]

Jesus. Scraping the barrel much, Billy?