My Department is responsible for the allocation of Personal Public Service Numbers to those who require one to take up employment or education or to access public services. The Department is facing a significant increase in applications for a PPSN. This is due mainly to the increase in the number of people taking up employment in the country because of the improving labour market.
To meet this demand, the Department has assigned additional resources to deal with PPSN applications. This increased capacity has resulted in a significant improvement in processing times of PPSN applications in recent weeks and this improvement will continue over the coming weeks.
Department officials continue to engage with employers and with employer representative groups to expedite PPSN applications where they are required by applicants seeking to take up employment in Ireland.