Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
106. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount collected in passport fees during the months of October and September 2023; if he will provide figures for the same period in 2022 and 2021, in tabular form. [52409/23]
View answerThe Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports and has issued over 900,000 passports to date in 2023. Between 2,000 and 3,000 passports are being issued every day. All turnaround times are at or ahead of target and there are no backlogs. More than half of simple adult renewals issue within two working days or less.
Passport fees collected during the months of October and September 2023, and for the same months in 2022 and 2021, are set out below in tabular form.
Passport Fees collected 2021-2023
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023* |
|
September |
€4,278,873 |
€4,035,257 |
€3,144,593 |
|
October |
€4,004,903 |
€2,785,302 |
€3,343,538 |
*2023 figures have not yet been audited and are subject to revision.
