Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2021
274. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the criteria for issuing an emergency travel certificate in tabular form; the number issued by month between January 2019 and October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58672/21]
View answerEmergency Travel Certificates are issued by Irish missions overseas to Irish citizens with a valid reason for emergency travel. Emergency Travel Certificates are valid only for a single journey and generally relate to an Irish citizen travelling abroad whose passport has been lost or stolen and who wishes to return to Ireland.
Applicants for an Emergency Travel Certificate are required to submit:
- Passport photos and completed passport application form
- Expired passport if available
- A police report if passport is lost, stolen or damaged
- Proof of emergency
- Proof of travel
- Photo ID or other identification documents
- Photo ID or other identification documents of guardians if issuing to a child
Passport Service records of Emergency Travel Certificates issued by month from January 2019 to October 2021 are outlined in the table below.
|
ETCs issued |
Total |
|
2021 |
|
|
January |
24 |
|
February |
21 |
|
March |
24 |
|
April |
22 |
|
May |
21 |
|
June |
39 |
|
July |
72 |
|
August |
100 |
|
September |
75 |
|
October |
111 |
|
Total |
509 |
|
2020 |
|
|
January |
133 |
|
February |
129 |
|
March |
101 |
|
April |
14 |
|
May |
20 |
|
June |
29 |
|
July |
56 |
|
August |
39 |
|
September |
42 |
|
October |
25 |
|
November |
21 |
|
December |
40 |
|
Total |
649 |
|
2019 |
|
|
January |
124 |
|
February |
131 |
|
March |
148 |
|
April |
160 |
|
May |
177 |
|
June |
211 |
|
July |
256 |
|
August |
269 |
|
September |
189 |
|
October |
166 |
|
November |
145 |
|
December |
153 |
|
Total |
2129 |
