Written answers

Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Department of Justice and Equality

An Garda Síochána

Photo of Denise MitchellDenise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue generated through the issuing of Garda age identity cards in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [29487/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the Age Card is issued under the Intoxicating Liquor Act of 1988 and it is not an age identity card but is only issued as proof of age (i.e. being over 18). The fee to purchase an Age Card is €10.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested is commercially sensitive as the Age Card is due to go to tender this year and as such the requested information cannot be provided.

To be of assistance, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the below table sets out the number of cards issued from 2018 to 2020, and up to end of April 2021:

Year  Number of cards issued
2018 44,364
2019 36,516
2020 24,492
2021 (to end April) 4,010

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