Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2021
252. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated number of persons resident in the State that have a valid passport or passport card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27134/21]
View answerAll passport applications are processed by the Passport Service in Ireland.
The total number of passports currently issued is approximately 5,055,000. The total number of passport cards currently issued is approximately 256,000.
The Passport Service does not hold data based on the country of residence of applicants. As such, it is not possible to provide data on how many persons currently resident in the State hold valid passports.
