Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2019
583. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the monthly number of public services cards issued since the programme was launched; the body which administered and-or initiated the process on behalf of the person being registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39313/19]
View answerWhere a person has authenticated their identity to a substantial level of assurance, they are issued a Public Services Card (PSC). My Department does not hold a record of the specific reasons relating to the issuing of a PSC as this information is not requested at the time a person presents for SAFE registration.
The number of PSCs issued on a monthly basis since October 2011 is set out in the following table.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
TABLE - Number of PSCs issued per month
|
Year |
Month |
Number of PSCs issued per month |
Total annual |
|
2011 |
October |
340 |
|
|
|
November |
1,720 |
|
|
|
December |
1,946 |
4,006 |
|
2012 |
January |
1,248 |
|
|
|
February |
772 |
|
|
|
March |
577 |
|
|
|
April |
421 |
|
|
|
May |
701 |
|
|
|
June |
1,608 |
|
|
|
July |
4,823 |
|
|
|
August |
6,664 |
|
|
|
September |
9,998 |
|
|
|
October |
14,053 |
|
|
|
November |
19,761 |
|
|
|
December |
21,586 |
82,212 |
|
2013 |
January |
25,661 |
|
|
|
February |
33,065 |
|
|
|
March |
27,263 |
|
|
|
April |
28,433 |
|
|
|
May |
31,380 |
|
|
|
June |
27,158 |
|
|
|
July |
30,587 |
|
|
|
August |
26,366 |
|
|
|
September |
26,161 |
|
|
|
October |
28,364 |
|
|
|
November |
24,553 |
|
|
|
December |
78,471 |
387,462 |
|
2014 |
January |
58,907 |
|
|
|
February |
51,915 |
|
|
|
March |
41,699 |
|
|
|
April |
44,844 |
|
|
|
May |
49,757 |
|
|
|
June |
46,167 |
|
|
|
July |
58177 |
|
|
|
August |
50,186 |
|
|
|
September |
68,666 |
|
|
|
October |
66,678 |
|
|
|
November |
67,775 |
|
|
|
December |
51,314 |
656,085 |
|
2015 |
January |
56,621 |
|
|
|
February |
50,915 |
|
|
|
March |
56,520 |
|
|
|
April |
51,562 |
|
|
|
May |
47,374 |
|
|
|
June |
50,927 |
|
|
|
July |
54,276 |
|
|
|
August |
53,737 |
|
|
|
September |
53,834 |
|
|
|
October |
52,042 |
|
|
|
November |
53,274 |
|
|
|
December |
49,019 |
630,101 |
|
2016 |
January |
50,288 |
|
|
|
February |
48,456 |
|
|
|
March |
44,800 |
|
|
|
April |
50,653 |
|
|
|
May |
51,577 |
|
|
|
June |
55,361 |
|
|
|
July |
53,284 |
|
|
|
August |
53,363 |
|
|
|
September |
54,343 |
|
|
|
October |
49,681 |
|
|
|
November |
55,112 |
|
|
|
December |
35,977 |
602,895 |
|
2017 |
January |
50,082 |
|
|
|
February |
46,634 |
|
|
|
March |
51,511 |
|
|
|
April |
41,767 |
|
|
|
May |
56,410 |
|
|
|
June |
63,792 |
|
|
|
July |
62,894 |
|
|
|
August |
64,958 |
|
|
|
September |
62,557 |
|
|
|
October |
57,545 |
|
|
|
November |
76,429 |
|
|
|
December |
41,855 |
676,434 |
|
2018 |
January |
56,434 |
|
|
|
February |
64,041 |
|
|
|
March |
49,997 |
|
|
|
April |
56,237 |
|
|
|
May |
53,466 |
|
|
|
June |
49,232 |
|
|
|
July |
55,383 |
|
|
|
August |
52,920 |
|
|
|
September |
44,043 |
|
|
|
October |
47,191 |
|
|
|
November |
43,579 |
|
|
|
December |
31,315 |
603,838 |
|
2019 |
January |
46,545 |
|
|
|
February |
41,880 |
|
|
|
March |
41,770 |
|
|
|
April |
40,488 |
|
|
|
May |
45,057 |
|
|
|
June |
39,772 |
|
|
|
July |
48,387 |
|
|
|
August |
41,717 |
|
|
|
September |
38,573 (to date) |
384,189 |
|
|
|
4,027,222 |
|
