Passport Applications Data

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Ceisteanna (648)

Kevin O'Keeffe

Ceist:

648. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current residency for those applying for Irish passports both within and outside the State in tabular form for the period 20 April 2016 up to and including 20 April 2017. [20263/17]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Passport Service does not compile data based on country of residence but rather on application channel. Details in this regard are as follows for the period 20 April 2016 to 20 April 2017.

Application Channel	Number of Applications
Counter Applications (Dublin & Cork)	33,131
An Post Passport Express	528,320
Northern Ireland Passport Express	80,083
Great Britain Applications	73,388
Online Applications (Global)*	9,683
Mission Applications	57,051
Total	781,656

*this figure does not include applications for passport cards.

A breakdown of Mission applications based on the Embassy/Consulate through which the application was submitted is as follows:

Mission Location	Total Applications
ABU DHABI	1,751
ABUJA	310
ADDIS ABABA	18
ANKARA	148
ATHENS	173
AUCKLAND	2,340
BANGKOK	434
BEIJING	227
BERLIN	2,069
BERNE	1,007
BOSTON	2,087
BRASILIA	160
BRATISLAVA	35
BRUSSELS	843
BUCHAREST	95
BUDAPEST	67
BUENOS AIRES	211
CAIRO	135
CANBERRA	6,979
CHICAGO	1,165
COPENHAGEN	257
DAR-ES-SALAAM	51
HANOI	145
HELSINKI	103
HONG KONG	594
JAKARTA	82
KAMPALA	37
KUALA LUMPUR	180
LILONGWE	25
LISBON	190
LJUBLJANA	61
LUSAKA	124
LUXEMBOURG	350
MADRID	1,878
MAPUTO	47
MEXICO	213
MOSCOW	101
NEW DELHI	164
NEW YORK	7,696
NICOSIA	155
OSLO	172
OTTAWA	3,647
PARIS	2,440
PRAGUE	137
PRETORIA	3,487
RIGA	17
RIYADH	469
ROME	509
SAN FRANCISCO	4,840
SYDNEY	4,128
SEOUL	110
SHANGHAI	118
SINGAPORE	579
SOFIA	36
STOCKHOLM	325
TALLINN	15
TEL AVIV	232
THE HAGUE	957
TOKYO	188
VALETTA	143
VIENNA	308
VILNIUS	36
WARSAW	129
WASHINGTON	1,322