Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2024
98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications received from people with addresses outside of Ireland in the years 2013 to date, by year and by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10581/24]
View answerThe Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports with turnaround times at or well-ahead of target, and no backlogs. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days.
The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers processing times up to 4 times faster than paper-based passport renewal applications. Just over 90% of all passport applications are made through Passport Online which is now available to 99.9% of all applicants across the world.
The total number of applications received from applicants with addresses outside this island from 2013 to date is 1,563,703. The Passport Service has compiled the requested figures broken down by year and country, however the file is too large to include through ePQ. The Passport Service will share these figures directly with the Deputy by email.
