The passport office in Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 has been forced to close today due to extensive flooding.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has announced alternative arrangements for individuals due to collect passports.
Any citizen who is to collect a new passport today can collect it from Hainault House, 69 - 71 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, from 11.00 this morning.
Meanwhile, any citizen who needs a passport on a genuine emergency basis should report to nearby Iveagh House, 80 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, where an emergency service is in operation.