Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of documents his Department has authenticated, apostilled and legalised in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the amount of money received in fees by his Department for these services in those years. [33384/14]
View answerAuthenticating a document means verifying that the signature, stamp or seal is genuine. An Apostille is another form of authentication which is required for countries which are party to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. The following table details the number of documents Apostilled and Authenticated by my Department and the fees received from 2009 to the end of August 2014. The apparent drop in number of documents Apostilled after 2011 relates in the main to a change in procedures regarding authentication of documents relating to adoptions abroad. My Department will be happy to provide the Deputy with further information in this regard, if necessary.
On 1 January 2013 the fee was increased from €20 per document to €40 per document.
|
Year |
No of Apostille Stamps |
No of Authentication Stamps |
Revenue |
|
2009 |
72,649 |
15,748 |
€872,116 |
|
2010 |
81,858 |
12,736 |
€885,564 |
|
2011 |
56,327 |
12,732 |
€902,976 |
|
2012 |
39,299 |
13,946 |
€882,710 |
|
2013 |
41,158 |
16,465 |
€1,680,069 |
|
01 January to 31 August 2014 |
28,062 |
13,753 |
€1,313,780 |
