Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I turn to income accruing under appropriations-in-aid. The primary source of income which accrues directly to the Exchequer from my Department comes from passport application fees, which are estimated to amount to more than €40 million in 2016 and which account for more than 90% of all our appropriations-in-aid receipts. The total income under appropriations-in-aid is estimated at more than €45.2 million. Appropriations-in-aid to the end of May are ahead of budget by €5 million due to the increase in passport applications that we referred to earlier.