Irish passports enable Irish citizens to journey, Dwell, and work unrestrictedly in any state in the European Economic region and Switzerland. Irish passports are issued through the copyright Workplace, a division with the Department of overseas Affairs and Trade. All Irish passports have been biometric considering the fact that 2006. The top-still left corner of the copyright card has the biometric check here chip, which is made up of a copy of the data printed on the card, as well as a facial scan of the holder.