Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
510. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications that were processed in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16414/21]
View answerThe numbers of passports issued in the years requested are as follows:
|
Year |
Number of passports issued |
|
2015 |
685,330 |
|
2016 |
758,005 |
|
2017 |
809,635 |
|
2018 |
835,055 |
|
2019 |
936,555 |
|
2020 |
450,070 |
The figures cited in the table above include both passport books and passport cards.
The passport card was launched in October 2015 and offers Irish citizens the convenience of travel to 31 countries including the EU/EEA, Great Britain and Switzerland, with a credit card sized travel document.
