Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay is responsible for registering and renewing immigration permissions for customers residing in the Dublin area only. Registrations and renewals for persons resident outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network.

I can inform the Deputy that in 2023, 300,775 Irish immigration residence permissions were issued nationally. Of these, 103,772 were to first time applicants and 197,003 were renewals.

An Irish Residence Permit card (IRP card) is normally issued following the successful registration or renewal of an applicant's immigration permission.However, it should be noted that not all registrations result in the issuing of an IRP card, and some cards are issued more than once for various reasons, such as lost or stolen cards and an additional small number will issue for testing/sampling purposes.