The Irish Government has never shied away from acquiring the most expensive printers known to man, and this time is no exception.
According to sources, a passport printer for Cork would cost upwards of €6m. And around €600,000 a year to run.
Currently, all passports are printed in Dublin, but there have long been calls to install a second printer in Cork to cope with the backlog.
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