Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of PPS numbers that have been allocated to date in 2022; and the breakdown of figures by category, newborn child and so on. [34623/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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For the period, 1st January to 31st May 2022, an overall total of 129,634 (66,416 female, 63,218 male) Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) have been issued by my Department.

Of this overall total, 25,458 PPSNs were allocated for children (12,378 female, 13,080 male) whose births were registered with the General Register Office.

Details on PPSN allocations by nationality to the end of May 2022 can be viewed at www.gov.ie/en/collection/a78027-statistics-on-personal-public-service-pps-numbers-issued/#2022

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.