Written answers

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Passport Applications Data

Photo of Kevin O'KeeffeKevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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648. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current residency for those applying for Irish passports both within and outside the State in tabular form for the period 20 April 2016 up to and including 20 April 2017. [20263/17]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Passport Service does not compile data based on country of residence but rather on application channel. Details in this regard are as follows for the period 20 April 2016 to 20 April 2017.

Application ChannelNumber of Applications
Counter Applications (Dublin & Cork)33,131
An Post Passport Express 528,320
Northern Ireland Passport Express80,083
Great Britain Applications 73,388
Online Applications (Global)*9,683
Mission Applications57,051
Total781,656

*this figure does not include applications for passport cards.

A breakdown of Mission applications based on the Embassy/Consulate through which the application was submitted is as follows:

Mission LocationTotal Applications
ABU DHABI1,751
ABUJA310
ADDIS ABABA18
ANKARA148
ATHENS173
AUCKLAND2,340
BANGKOK434
BEIJING227
BERLIN2,069
BERNE1,007
BOSTON2,087
BRASILIA160
BRATISLAVA35
BRUSSELS843
BUCHAREST95
BUDAPEST67
BUENOS AIRES211
CAIRO135
CANBERRA6,979
CHICAGO1,165
COPENHAGEN257
DAR-ES-SALAAM51
HANOI145
HELSINKI103
HONG KONG594
JAKARTA82
KAMPALA37
KUALA LUMPUR180
LILONGWE25
LISBON190
LJUBLJANA61
LUSAKA124
LUXEMBOURG350
MADRID1,878
MAPUTO47
MEXICO213
MOSCOW101
NEW DELHI164
NEW YORK7,696
NICOSIA155
OSLO172
OTTAWA3,647
PARIS2,440
PRAGUE137
PRETORIA3,487
RIGA17
RIYADH469
ROME509
SAN FRANCISCO4,840
SYDNEY4,128
SEOUL110
SHANGHAI118
SINGAPORE579
SOFIA36
STOCKHOLM325
TALLINN15
TEL AVIV232
THE HAGUE957
TOKYO188
VALETTA143
VIENNA308
VILNIUS36
WARSAW129
WASHINGTON1,322

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