Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022
260. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 29 November 2022, if he will provide a sectoral breakdown as between pharmaceutical, financial services, aircraft leasing, migration-work permits, interstate adoptions, miscellaneous notarial certs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60664/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Foreign Affairs is the competent authority to confirm that a signature, seal or stamp is from an Irish public official/body, and does this by issuing a physical apostille or authentication stamp on documents.
The last full year that a breakdown of statistics is available for is 2021. That year 54,795 stamps were issued. The following table gives the number and percentage breakdown of this figure by category used.
|
Document Type |
Total Stamps |
% Stamps |
|
Adoptions |
1145 |
2% |
|
Affidavit |
1498 |
3% |
|
Bank Statement |
30 |
0% |
|
Certificat de Coutume |
94 |
0% |
|
Character Reference |
13 |
0% |
|
Company Documents |
13804 |
25% |
|
Copy of Drivers Licence |
40 |
0% |
|
Copy of Passport |
1287 |
2% |
|
Court Documents |
333 |
1% |
|
Companies Registration Office |
1894 |
3% |
|
Education |
4282 |
8% |
|
Employment Record |
183 |
0% |
|
Export |
7081 |
13% |
|
Garda Clearance |
1415 |
3% |
|
Government Department Documents |
148 |
0% |
|
General Register Office |
4219 |
8% |
|
Medical |
361 |
1% |
|
Power of Attorney |
13922 |
25% |
|
Probate |
114 |
0% |
|
Revenue Documents |
2379 |
4% |
|
Translated Documents |
291 |
1% |
|
Utility Bills |
63 |
0% |
|
Other |
199 |
0% |
|
TOTAL |
54795 |
100% |
