For the period, 1st January to 31st May 2022, an overall total of 129,634 (66,416 female, 63,218 male) Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) have been issued by my Department.
Of this overall total, 25,458 PPSNs were allocated for children (12,378 female, 13,080 male) whose births were registered with the General Register Office.
Details on PPSN allocations by nationality to the end of May 2022 can be viewed at www.gov.ie/en/collection/a78027-statistics-on-personal-public-service-pps-numbers-issued/#2022
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.