Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the IRP card income is the largest component part within the Immigration Registration fees and is classified as an appropriation-in-aid in the Department's Appropriation Account (Vote 24) each year.

The nature of appropriation-in-aid income is that it is not reinvested against any specific area of expenditure. Similar to all appropriation-in-aid income streams, and in accordance with Government accounting practices, it is reflected in the estimate for the vote and is remitted to the exchequer. In effect, it reduces the overall gross expenditure in the Vote to reflect the net spend for a particular financial year.