Written answers
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Department of Justice and Equality
Residency Permits
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue generated through the issuing of Irish residence permits in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13338/24]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
| Year | Income |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 58,162,220 |
| 2023 | 71,012,700 |
| To end February 2024 | 11,887,500 |
The following applicants are exempted from the fee if they are:
- Under 18 at the time of registration
- A spouse, widow or widower of an Irish citizen
- A civil partner or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen
- A spouse or dependent of an EU national who has a residence permit
- A Programme Refugee or a person granted Refugee Status under Section 47(1) of the International Protection Act 2015
- A person granted Subsidiary Protection under Section 47(4) of the International Protection Act 2015
- A person granted Permission to Remain under Section 49(4)(a) of the International Protection Act 2015
- A family member reunited with a recognised refugee in Ireland under Section 56 of the International Protection Act 2015.
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