Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 March 2025
202. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport cards issued on an annual basis since their introduction; and the amount in fees for same collected, broken down by category. [13066/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraPassport cards were introduced in October 2015 and the following number of passport cards have been issued annually since then:
|
Year |
Total Passport Cards Issued |
|
2015 |
12,559 |
|
2016 |
24,801 |
|
2017 |
37,674 |
|
2018 |
56,360 |
|
2019 |
87,123 |
|
2020 |
66,945 |
|
2021 |
120,540 |
|
2022 |
162,096 |
|
2023 |
150,004 |
|
2024 |
157,375 |
|
Total |
875,477 |
The fees charged for passports are dependent on the type of application made and are as follows:
|
Application type (Passport Online only) |
Fee |
|
Standard 10-year passport |
€75 |
|
Large 66-page, 10-year passport |
€105 |
|
Adult individual passport card |
€35 |
|
Adult passport plus card bundle |
€100 |
|
Large passport plus passport card bundle |
€130 |
|
Standard 5-year passport for those under 18 |
€20 |
|
Large 66-page, 5-year passport for those under 18 years |
€50 |
|
Standard 5-year passport plus Passport Card bundle for those under 18 years |
€45 |
|
Large 66-page, 5-year passport plus Passport Card bundle for those under 18 years |
€75 |
From 2015-2021, the system did not record whether a passport card was issued as part of a bundle of passport book and passport card, with a fee of €25, or as an individual passport card with a fee of €35 and the Passport Service is therefore not in a position to provide an estimate of fees charged during this period.
From 2022 to 2024 the breakdown of whether passport cards were issued as part of a bundle (i.e. with a passport book) or individually is as follows:
|
Year |
Bundle (Passport book & card) |
Individual PP Card |
Total |
|
2022 |
141,161 |
20,935 |
162,096 |
|
2023 |
127,419 |
22,585 |
150,004 |
|
2024 |
132,839 |
24,536 |
157,375 |
On the basis that the cost of passport card as part of a bundle is €25 and the cost of a passport card applied for individually is €35, the Passport Service estimates fees for passport cards from 2022-2024 as follows:
|
Year |
Bundle (Passport book & card) |
Individual PP Card |
Total |
|
2022 |
€3,529,025 |
€732,725 |
€4,261,750 |
|
2023 |
€3,185,475 |
€790,475 |
€3,975,950 |
|
2024 |
€3,320,975 |
€857,760 |
€4,178,735 |
