Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022
302. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of documents that his Department has authenticated, apostilled and legalised in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount that has been received in fees by his Department for these services in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58691/22]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs is the competent authority to confirm that a signature, seal or stamp is from an Irish public official/body, and does this by issuing a physical apostille or authentication stamp on documents. Full details of this service can be found at www.dfa.ie/travel/our-services/authenticating-documents/.
The following table details the number of documents apostilled and authenticated by my Department and the fees received from 2017 to 2021, and to date in 2022.
|
Year |
No. of Apostille and Authentication Stamps |
Revenue |
|
2017 |
59,915 |
€1,932,695 |
|
2018 |
60,537 |
€2,002,270 |
|
2019 |
60,259 |
€2,005,570 |
|
2020 |
44,532 |
€1,467,601 |
|
2021 |
54,795 |
€1,873,217 |
|
2022 (to date) |
46,779 |
€1,613,186 |
