Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 30 March 2023, if he will provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25785/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.

The costs incurred relate to the production and delivery of IRP cards nationwide. IRP cards are posted to applicants registered home address using An Posts non-registered express post services for those attending at the Registration office Burgh Quay. For applicants registering at a Local Garda station IRP cards are posted to the relevant Garda station for collection by the applicant.

The Deputy may wish to note:

• The lower figure in 2017 is mainly attributed to;
• A transition period between card suppliers and the costs associated with this were significantly lower than in other years.
• No project costs in this year that there were applicable in prior and subsequent years.
• The lower figure in 2020 is attributed to the reduced number of applications processed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Some postal costs that may not directly be attributed to the creating and issuing of IRP cards may be included in the figures for each year as they could not be separated out.