Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of personal public service numbers allocated to entrants from Romania and Bulgaria since 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14082/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The numbers of PPS Numbers allocated to nationals of Romania and Bulgaria since the beginning of January 2007 are as follows: Bulgaria, 291; Romania, 6471.

The Personal Public Service Number (PPS No.) is the unique personal identifier for transactions between individuals and Government Departments and other public bodies specified in the Social Welfare Acts.

Approximately 310,000 PPS Numbers were issued by Department in 2006. PPS Numbers are issued automatically to Irish born children when their birth is notified to the Department via the General Registers Office (GRO)

Foreign nationals coming to live and work in Ireland are allocated PPS Numbers on application to the Department. During 2006 some 180,000 such numbers were allocated.