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 |
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| November | 1,720 |
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| December | 1,946 | 4,006 |
| 2012 | January | 1,248 |
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| February | 772 |
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| March | 577 |
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| April | 421 |
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| May | 701 |
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| June | 1,608 |
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| July | 4,823 |
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| August | 6,664 |
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| September | 9,998 |
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| October | 14,053 |
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| November | 19,761 |
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| December | 21,586 | 82,212 |
| 2013 | January | 25,661 |
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| February | 33,065 |
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| March | 27,263 |
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| April | 28,433 |
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| May | 31,380 |
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| June | 27,158 |
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| July | 30,587 |
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| August | 26,366 |
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| September | 26,161 |
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| October | 28,364 |
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| November | 24,553 |
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| December | 78,471 | 387,462 |
| 2014 | January | 58,907 |
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| February | 51,915 |
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| March | 41,699 |
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| April | 44,844 |
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| May | 49,757 |
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| June | 46,167 |
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| July | 58177 |
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| August | 50,186 |
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| September | 68,666 |
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| October | 66,678 |
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| November | 67,775 |
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| December | 51,314 | 656,085 |
| 2015 | January | 56,621 |
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| February | 50,915 |
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| March | 56,520 |
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| April | 51,562 |
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| May | 47,374 |
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| June | 50,927 |
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| July | 54,276 |
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| August | 53,737 |
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| September | 53,834 |
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| October | 52,042 |
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| November | 53,274 |
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| December | 49,019 | 630,101 |
| 2016 | January | 50,288 |
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| February | 48,456 |
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| March | 44,800 |
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| April | 50,653 |
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| May | 51,577 |
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| June | 55,361 |
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| July | 53,284 |
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| August | 53,363 |
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| September | 54,343 |
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| October | 49,681 |
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| November | 55,112 |
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| December | 35,977 | 602,895 |
| 2017 | January | 50,082 |
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| February | 46,634 |
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| March | 51,511 |
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| April | 41,767 |
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| May | 56,410 |
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| June | 63,792 |
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| July | 62,894 |
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| August | 64,958 |
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| September | 62,557 |
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| October | 57,545 |
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| November | 76,429 |
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| December | 41,855 | 676,434 |
| 2018 | January | 56,434 |
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| February | 64,041 |
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| March | 49,997 |
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| April | 56,237 |
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| May | 53,466 |
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| June | 49,232 |
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| July | 55,383 |
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| August | 52,920 |
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| September | 44,043 |
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| October | 47,191 |
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| November | 43,579 |
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| December | 31,315 | 603,838 |
| 2019 | January | 46,545 |
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| February | 41,880 |
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| March | 41,770 |
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| April | 40,488 |
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| May | 45,057 |
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| June | 39,772 |
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| July | 48,387 |
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| August | 41,717 |
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| September | 38,573 (to date) | 384,189 |
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| 4,027,222 |
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