counter Department of Foreign Affairs requests €13.6m for overdue Irish passport redesign amid identity fraud concerns – Forsething

Department of Foreign Affairs requests €13.6m for overdue Irish passport redesign amid identity fraud concerns

THE Department of Foreign Affairs wants €13.6million to redesign Irish passports, saying it was needed to strengthen security and fight fraud. Officials said the new documents would have enhanced features “to make counterfeiting and identity switching even more difficult”. A pre-budget submission detailed how passport designs should be updated once every decade for “integrity reasons”….

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