Written answers

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Passport Applications Data

Photo of John CurranJohn Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications processed through the passport office in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/18]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of passports applications processed by the Passport Service in each of the years requested is as follows:

YearNumber of passport applications

2015679,944
2016750,833
2017789,701
Jan 1 to April 30 2018358,572

The figure given for the period covered in 2018 represents a 9% increase on the same period last year.

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