Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of public service cards that her Department has issued to date in 2022 on an annual basis since the card was introduced; the age profile of card holders, if the holder is a child or adult; and the gender breakdown of the card holders in tabular form. [40279/22]
View answerPublic Services Cards (PSC) are produced following the authentication of a person's identity via the SAFE registration process. My Department has issued 5.29 million Public Services Cards to almost 3.67 million people since 2011.
Many customers will have received more than one PSC. Cards may be renewed once they have expired after 5 or 7 years or may be replaced where the cards have been mislaid or damaged.
A breakdown of the number of PSCs issued by year of issue is provided in Table 1 below.
A breakdown of the gender and current age of people who been issued with a PSC is provided Table 2 below.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Table 1
PSCs Issued Per Year 2011 - to date
|
Year |
Cards Issued |
|
2011 |
4,008 |
|
2012 |
82,212 |
|
2013 |
387,340 |
|
2014 |
656,083 |
|
2015 |
630,100 |
|
2016 |
602,895 |
|
2017 |
676,438 |
|
2018 |
603,841 |
|
2019 |
522,131 |
|
2020 |
326,818 |
|
2021 |
442,584 |
|
2022 |
356,707 |
|
Total |
5,291,157 |
Table 2
Customers Issued with PSC by Age and Gender from 2011 to date
|
Age |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Under 18 |
10,647 |
8,212 |
18,859 |
|
18+ |
1,754,349 |
1,896,633 |
3,650,982 |
|
Total |
1,764,996 |
1,904,845 |
3,669,841 |
