Written answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Public Services Card Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the monthly number of public services cards issued since the programme was launched; the body which administered and-or initiated the process on behalf of the person being registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39313/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Where a person has authenticated their identity to a substantial level of assurance, they are issued a Public Services Card (PSC).My Department does not hold a record of the specific reasons relating to the issuing of a PSC as this information is not requested at the time a person presents for SAFE registration.
The number of PSCs issued on a monthly basis since October 2011 is set out in the following table.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
TABLE - Number of PSCs issued per month
| Year | Month | Number of PSCs issued per month | Total annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | October | 340 | |
| November | 1,720 | ||
| December | 1,946 | 4,006 | |
| 2012 | January | 1,248 | |
| February | 772 | ||
| March | 577 | ||
| April | 421 | ||
| May | 701 | ||
| June | 1,608 | ||
| July | 4,823 | ||
| August | 6,664 | ||
| September | 9,998 | ||
| October | 14,053 | ||
| November | 19,761 | ||
| December | 21,586 | 82,212 | |
| 2013 | January | 25,661 | |
| February | 33,065 | ||
| March | 27,263 | ||
| April | 28,433 | ||
| May | 31,380 | ||
| June | 27,158 | ||
| July | 30,587 | ||
| August | 26,366 | ||
| September | 26,161 | ||
| October | 28,364 | ||
| November | 24,553 | ||
| December | 78,471 | 387,462 | |
| 2014 | January | 58,907 | |
| February | 51,915 | ||
| March | 41,699 | ||
| April | 44,844 | ||
| May | 49,757 | ||
| June | 46,167 | ||
| July | 58177 | ||
| August | 50,186 | ||
| September | 68,666 | ||
| October | 66,678 | ||
| November | 67,775 | ||
| December | 51,314 | 656,085 | |
| 2015 | January | 56,621 | |
| February | 50,915 | ||
| March | 56,520 | ||
| April | 51,562 | ||
| May | 47,374 | ||
| June | 50,927 | ||
| July | 54,276 | ||
| August | 53,737 | ||
| September | 53,834 | ||
| October | 52,042 | ||
| November | 53,274 | ||
| December | 49,019 | 630,101 | |
| 2016 | January | 50,288 | |
| February | 48,456 | ||
| March | 44,800 | ||
| April | 50,653 | ||
| May | 51,577 | ||
| June | 55,361 | ||
| July | 53,284 | ||
| August | 53,363 | ||
| September | 54,343 | ||
| October | 49,681 | ||
| November | 55,112 | ||
| December | 35,977 | 602,895 | |
| 2017 | January | 50,082 | |
| February | 46,634 | ||
| March | 51,511 | ||
| April | 41,767 | ||
| May | 56,410 | ||
| June | 63,792 | ||
| July | 62,894 | ||
| August | 64,958 | ||
| September | 62,557 | ||
| October | 57,545 | ||
| November | 76,429 | ||
| December | 41,855 | 676,434 | |
| 2018 | January | 56,434 | |
| February | 64,041 | ||
| March | 49,997 | ||
| April | 56,237 | ||
| May | 53,466 | ||
| June | 49,232 | ||
| July | 55,383 | ||
| August | 52,920 | ||
| September | 44,043 | ||
| October | 47,191 | ||
| November | 43,579 | ||
| December | 31,315 | 603,838 | |
| 2019 | January | 46,545 | |
| February | 41,880 | ||
| March | 41,770 | ||
| April | 40,488 | ||
| May | 45,057 | ||
| June | 39,772 | ||
| July | 48,387 | ||
| August | 41,717 | ||
| September | 38,573 (to date) | 384,189 | |
| 4,027,222 |
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