Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for a PPS number for international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17999/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Officials in my department are currently managing large volumes of applications for PPS Numbers and efforts are made to ensure these applications are processed promptly.

In general, PPS Number applications for international protection applicants are processed within approximately one week of being received where the form has been fully completed and the required supporting documentation has been provided.

My department has in the region of 130 applications for PPS Numbers which require information or documentation in order to finalise the application. Officials are working with on-site partners and IPAS to complete processing these applications.

I trust this clarifies the matter.