Written answers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Passport Services
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports issued to applicants providing principal place of residence addresses in the United Kingdom, specifically detailed as: Northern Ireland; England; Scotland; and Wales, for each of the past six years. [40653/23]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of passports issued to residents of Northern Ireland and Great Britain are outlined below in tabular form. A further breakdown of residents of England, Scotland and Wales is not available at this time.
| Year | Residents of Northern Ireland | Residents of Great Britain | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 116,000 | 97,000 | 213,000 |
| 2021 | 45,000 | 63,000 | 108,000 |
| 2020 | 45,000 | 57,000 | 102,000 |
| 2019 | 118,000 | 120,000 | 238,000 |
| 2018 | 83,000 | 86,000 | 169,000 |
| 2017 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 160,000 |
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