Residency Permits

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Questions (187)

Patrick Costello

Question:

187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total number of instances where a fee of €300 was paid for the issuing of an IRP (formerly GNIB) card including both registration and renewal, by year, from 2013 to date; and the total income from this activity. [11680/23]

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Written answers

Minister for Justice

It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.

I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 8 March 2023, which asked: "the total number of instances where a fee of €300 was paid for the issuing of an IRP (formerly GNIB) card including both registration and renewal, by year, from 2013 to date; and the total income from this activity.”

You will recall it was not possible to collate the information requested and I undertook to write to you as soon as the information became available. This is set out in the table below.

Year	Income	Cards
2013	€19,974,800	66,583
2014	€21,170,530	70,568
2015	€22,583,590	75,279
2016	€23,680,510	78,935
2017	€28,038,751	93,463
2018	€32,080,900	106,936
2019	€39,342,750	131,143
2020	€32,113,426	107,045
2021	€35,270,125	117,567
2022	€58,162,220	193,874
Jan 23	€6,028,500	20,095
Grand Total	€318,446,102	1,061,487

The €300 registration fee is paid by all applicants unless they are:

- Under 18 at the time of registration

- A spouse, widow or widower of an Irish citizen

- A civil partner or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen

- A spouse or dependent of an EU national who has a residence permit

- A Programme Refugee or a person granted Refugee Status under Section 47(1) of the International Protection Act 2015

- A person granted Subsidiary Protection under Section 47(4) of the International Protection Act 2015

- A person granted Permission to Remain under Section 49(4)(a) of the International Protection Act 2015

- A family member reunited with a recognised refugee in Ireland under Section 56 of the International Protection Act 2015.