Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 July 2020
144. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications made by month from January 2019 to June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Passport Service commenced a phased return to full operation on 8 June 2020. The Passport Service has processed over 80,000 books and cards since re-opening and is currently meeting the target turnaround times for Passport Online applications.
The numbers of passport applications received from applicants for the year 2019 and until June 2020 are detailed in the following table.
|
- |
2019 |
2020 |
|
January |
104,413 |
102,542 |
|
February |
99,857 |
91,314 |
|
March |
113,001 |
54,349 |
|
April |
103,609 |
13,820 |
|
May |
103,253 |
16,403 |
|
June |
86,720 |
43,005 |
|
July |
78,728 |
|
|
August |
63,513 |
|
|
September |
58,909 |
|
|
October |
55,565 |
|
|
November |
50,012 |
|
|
December |
40,816 |
