Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2017
233. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of passports issued to persons resident outside the State in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [50294/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIrish citizens living outside the State may apply for an Irish passport through a number of channels, namely via the network of Irish Embassies, Consulates and Honorary Consuls worldwide, in person at the London Passport Office, through the online renewal system, or in the case of Northern Ireland through the Northern Ireland Passport Express service. The Passport Service does not compile data based on country of residence of applicants. Rather, tracking of application numbers is in general carried out against method of application. Including the main relevant categories of application methods, this suggests that number of passports issued to Irish citizens living outside the State in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and in 2017 to date is as follows:
|
Years |
Passports issued |
|
2007 |
139,101 |
|
2008 |
136,451 |
|
2009 |
140,992 |
|
2010 |
145,500 |
|
2011 |
130,633 |
|
2012 |
126,739 |
|
2013 |
126,537 |
|
2014 |
133,230 |
|
2015 |
148,112 |
|
2016 |
182,021 |
|
2017* (1 January to 22 November only) |
178,299 |
