Prior to the full introduction of our current technology system in Oct 2005 the Passport Service only recorded figures for passports issued on the island of Ireland. These pre-2006 records below do not differentiate between emergency and non-emergency passports.
Year
|
Issued in Ireland
|
2003
|
467,653
|
2004
|
506,889
|
2005
|
568,228
|
The following table outlines the country by country per annum breakdown down commencing in 2006.
-
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Abu Dhabi
|
|
|
|
|
418
|
830
|
898
|
Abuja
|
125
|
178
|
179
|
200
|
208
|
208
|
256
|
Addis Ababa
|
7
|
14
|
22
|
5
|
5
|
11
|
17
|
Ankara
|
86
|
48
|
79
|
75
|
84
|
91
|
77
|
Athens
|
137
|
147
|
112
|
149
|
150
|
119
|
145
|
Auckland
|
2325
|
2379
|
2336
|
1817
|
1868
|
2062
|
1832
|
Beijing
|
453
|
464
|
459
|
484
|
524
|
544
|
618
|
Berlin
|
1257
|
1431
|
1369
|
1438
|
1597
|
1494
|
1474
|
Berne
|
715
|
612
|
676
|
712
|
809
|
800
|
756
|
Boston
|
2105
|
2135
|
2006
|
1771
|
1831
|
1788
|
1794
|
Brasilia
|
30
|
85
|
102
|
80
|
86
|
115
|
100
|
Bratislava
|
14
|
19
|
10
|
14
|
29
|
23
|
18
|
Brussels
|
638
|
620
|
650
|
693
|
648
|
749
|
588
|
Bucharest
|
15
|
22
|
42
|
38
|
46
|
50
|
60
|
Budapest
|
44
|
74
|
49
|
53
|
64
|
71
|
64
|
Buenos Aires
|
246
|
265
|
262
|
211
|
178
|
205
|
162
|
Cairo
|
149
|
174
|
179
|
213
|
207
|
234
|
271
|
Canberra
|
3712
|
3866
|
3848
|
4323
|
4745
|
4940
|
5646
|
Cardiff
|
|
5
|
6
|
197
|
|
|
|
Chicago
|
1643
|
2086
|
2216
|
2018
|
1994
|
1671
|
1632
|
Copenhagen
|
176
|
186
|
233
|
177
|
246
|
173
|
166
|
Dar-Es-Salaam
|
38
|
22
|
26
|
34
|
48
|
45
|
46
|
Edinburgh
|
|
71
|
73
|
74
|
76
|
49
|
33
|
Hanoi
|
|
16
|
85
|
76
|
76
|
81
|
100
|
Helsinki
|
72
|
59
|
81
|
78
|
82
|
75
|
85
|
Kampala
|
58
|
35
|
39
|
32
|
31
|
41
|
41
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
395
|
361
|
412
|
447
|
426
|
407
|
468
|
Lilongwe
|
|
|
|
6
|
15
|
10
|
11
|
Lisbon
|
160
|
154
|
144
|
122
|
182
|
154
|
143
|
Ljubljana
|
19
|
18
|
31
|
21
|
39
|
36
|
29
|
London
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lusaka
|
139
|
123
|
97
|
73
|
86
|
90
|
73
|
Luxembourg
|
277
|
258
|
205
|
243
|
240
|
231
|
233
|
Madrid
|
1427
|
1389
|
1317
|
1464
|
1439
|
1442
|
1502
|
Maputo
|
33
|
64
|
54
|
69
|
49
|
57
|
31
|
Maseru
|
6
|
3
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
Mexico
|
176
|
198
|
161
|
165
|
175
|
182
|
138
|
Moscow
|
88
|
105
|
82
|
89
|
85
|
84
|
90
|
New Delhi
|
107
|
108
|
121
|
109
|
113
|
123
|
138
|
New York
|
5523
|
6006
|
6036
|
5558
|
5486
|
4960
|
5281
|
Nicosia
|
115
|
87
|
96
|
121
|
112
|
125
|
109
|
Oslo
|
93
|
90
|
86
|
104
|
115
|
101
|
101
|
Ottawa
|
2285
|
2353
|
2374
|
2113
|
2159
|
2173
|
2128
|
Paris
|
1640
|
1595
|
1520
|
1627
|
1787
|
1629
|
1554
|
Prague
|
106
|
107
|
81
|
119
|
76
|
95
|
104
|
Pretoria
|
2852
|
3291
|
3300
|
2873
|
2756
|
2703
|
2586
|
Riga
|
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
Riyadh
|
701
|
785
|
786
|
908
|
671
|
338
|
355
|
Rome
|
465
|
443
|
431
|
437
|
459
|
478
|
388
|
San Francisco
|
3222
|
3548
|
3647
|
3274
|
3220
|
3197
|
3094
|
Sydney
|
2939
|
3092
|
2777
|
2803
|
3005
|
2959
|
3282
|
Seoul
|
63
|
78
|
65
|
76
|
69
|
77
|
85
|
Shanghai
|
75
|
107
|
101
|
86
|
94
|
114
|
113
|
Singapore
|
352
|
327
|
339
|
401
|
435
|
452
|
417
|
Sofia
|
25
|
17
|
20
|
34
|
32
|
37
|
36
|
Stockholm
|
217
|
239
|
235
|
257
|
276
|
264
|
249
|
Tallinn
|
19
|
3
|
13
|
6
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
Tehran
|
12
|
11
|
12
|
15
|
8
|
10
|
3
|
Tel Aviv
|
131
|
173
|
128
|
145
|
125
|
179
|
167
|
The Hague
|
851
|
773
|
738
|
705
|
827
|
811
|
730
|
Tokyo
|
205
|
189
|
177
|
161
|
173
|
158
|
162
|
Valetta
|
1
|
60
|
37
|
47
|
64
|
55
|
75
|
Vienna
|
157
|
182
|
143
|
169
|
173
|
134
|
191
|
Vilnius
|
|
1
|
14
|
13
|
8
|
20
|
22
|
Warsaw
|
64
|
77
|
67
|
59
|
83
|
116
|
85
|
Washington
|
986
|
936
|
830
|
846
|
769
|
769
|
739
|
The following table outlines passports issued in Ireland from 2006 to 2012.
-
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Passports
|
536,265
|
526,916
|
496,551
|
491,527
|
522,691
|
534,127
|
561,710
|
Emergency Passports
|
1157
|
1116
|
902
|
848
|
482
|
534
|
323
|
An annual revenue/cost statement for Passport Service for the last ten years (period 2003-2012) is set out below. Passport revenues and costs are recorded collectively covering Embassies abroad and offices at home.
-
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
€23,426,000
|
€30,135,000
|
€32,651,000
|
€30,856,000
|
€30,544,000
|
Current
|
€19,965,000
|
€21,267,000
|
€29,741,000
|
€33,736,000
|
€42,606,000
|
Capital
|
€4,163,000
|
€6,303,000
|
€6,752,000
|
€7,569,000
|
€153,000
|
Total Costs*
|
€24,128,000
|
€27,810,000
|
€37,959,000
|
€42,332,000
|
€42,759,000
|
-
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Revenue
|
€29,720,000
|
€31,687,000
|
€32,995,000
|
€35,880,000
|
€39,834,000
|
Current
|
€37,723,000
|
€36,245,000
|
€34,135,000
|
€31,363,000
|
€33,281,000
|
Capital
|
€435,000
|
€467,000
|
€1,625,000
|
€295,000
|
€0
|
Total Costs*
|
€38,158,000
|
€36,712,000
|
€35,760,000
|
€31,658,000
|
€33,281,000
|
*The cost figures do not include the cost of a range of shared services provided to the Passport Service e.g. financial management, human resource management and legal services provided by the Department.