I misread a thing. Actually the system went into force at the border in February — that is when people have only been using their eVisas instead of alternative methods, as it's when the border switched to using the readers.

The government did not even stop issuing physical visa stickers until the beginning of last month.

So again, this ten million figure does not seem to indicate a likelihood of massive, systemic failure.

If there has been massive failure, then I guess the government department and the two US tech multinationals (Accenture's global HQ is only in Dublin for tax purposes) will have to figure it out.