Written answers
Friday, 16 September 2016
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Passport Applications Fees
Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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825. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of revenue collected in respect of Irish passport applications for each of the past 12 months. [26179/16]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The revenue collected in respect of passport applications for the past 12 months is as follows:
| 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|
| August €3,087,000 | January €3,438,000 |
| September €2,824,000 | February €3,363,000 |
| October €2,254,000 | March €5,616,000 |
| November €2,443,000 | April €5,462,000 |
| December €1,624,000 | May €5,594,000 |
| June €4,420,000 | |
| July €4,293,000 |
The figures for August 2016 are not yet finalised and therefore not included.
The revenue streams are appropriations in aid and are remitted directly to the exchequer.
The passport is a key travel and identity document. The processing of applications by the Passport Service involves the deployment of significant resources including to develop new business processes to modernise enrolment, checking and production systems and improve customer service. Software solutions and data analytics, including facial recognition, are also deployed to combat identity theft and maintain the integrity and high international reputation of the Irish passport.
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