Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
163. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new applications and renewal applications for Irish passports that have come from Northern Ireland since 1 January 2018; and the number of these applications that are being processed in the system. [24490/18]
View answerBetween 1 January and 31 May 2018, the Passport Service received over 46,000 passport applications from applicants resident in Northern Ireland. Of these, over 19,000 were first time applicants and over 26,000 were applying to renew existing passports.
Between 1 January and 31 May 2018, over 35,000 passports were issued to applicants resident in Northern Ireland.
