Written answers
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Personal Public Service Numbers
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of PPS numbers issued in Ireland from 1 January to 31 December 2023; the breakdown by nationality that each of the PPS number was issued to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4192/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the preliminary figures indicate that the number of PPS numbers issued in 2023 was 271,322. This compares to 249,000 PPS Numbers issued in 2022.
A breakdown by nationality is set out in the table below. Some nationalities have been grouped together under the category "other" for presentation purposes.
Nationality | PPS Numbers Issued |
---|---|
Ireland | 64,955 |
Ukraine | 33,364 |
India | 25,479 |
Brazil | 14,131 |
United Kingdom | 13,061 |
Romania | 12,848 |
Spain | 9,735 |
Italy | 6,778 |
Portugal | 4,877 |
Poland | 4,701 |
China | 4,562 |
United States | 4,467 |
Nigeria | 4,146 |
France | 4,129 |
Pakistan | 3,679 |
Philippines | 3,588 |
South Africa | 2,793 |
Germany | 2,407 |
Mexico | 2,166 |
Bulgaria | 1,980 |
Zimbabwe | 1,959 |
Turkey | 1,894 |
Algeria | 1,885 |
Afghanistan | 1,750 |
Georgia | 1,431 |
Chile | 1,418 |
Somalia | 1,388 |
Bolivia | 1,294 |
Australia | 1,239 |
Croatia | 1,212 |
Lithuania | 1,203 |
Hungary | 1,181 |
Sweden | 1,165 |
Bangladesh | 1,159 |
Canada | 1,115 |
Russian Federation | 1,006 |
Malaysia | 1,005 |
Egypt | 909 |
Czech Republic | 869 |
Netherlands | 866 |
Argentina | 836 |
Greece | 762 |
Latvia | 737 |
Slovakia | 729 |
Sri Lanka | 688 |
Botswana | 647 |
Japan | 605 |
Republic of Korea | 569 |
Ghana | 545 |
Israel | 440 |
Thailand | 395 |
Moldova | 389 |
Belgium | 387 |
Kenya | 378 |
Morocco | 371 |
Syria | 368 |
New Zealand | 345 |
Iran | 339 |
Nepal | 333 |
Albania | 312 |
Norway | 308 |
Austria | 305 |
Colombia | 292 |
Vietnam | 262 |
Finland | 255 |
Switzerland | 247 |
Denmark | 233 |
Malta | 213 |
Saudi Arabia | 202 |
Iraq | 199 |
Jordan | 184 |
Mauritius | 179 |
Uganda | 179 |
Cyprus | 153 |
Estonia | 140 |
Belarus | 135 |
Indonesia | 133 |
Kuwait | 118 |
Slovenia | 80 |
Serbia | 75 |
Oman | 73 |
Lebanon | 72 |
Luxembourg | 66 |
Singapore | 66 |
Other | 6,799 |
Unknown or not stated | 385 |
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