Written answers

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Passport Applications Data

Photo of Seán HaugheySeán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time passport applicants from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively, in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49028/19]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The numbers of first time passport applications received from applicants who were resident in Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the time of application for the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 are detailed in the following table.

Year First time applications from Great Britain First time applications from Northern Ireland
2015 6,011 20,325
2016 18,263 29,923
2017 31,675 40,089
2018 39,287 40,226
2019* 45,750 59,740
* to 31 October 2019 

All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended. The Passports Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to him or her. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed by Irish law and in particular the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended.

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