Joe Cooney
Question:3. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of children's passports that were issued in each of the first five months of 2026. [46068/26]
View answerWednesday, 17 June 2026
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The Passport Service is meeting high demand for passports and has issued over 460,000 passports to date in 2026.
Please see below a table outlining the numbers of passports issued to minors in each of the first five months of 2026.
|
Month |
Number of minor passports issued |
|
Jan-26 |
9,847 |
|
Feb-26 |
12,250 |
|
Mar-26 |
17,955 |
|
Apr-26 |
18,659 |
|
May-26 |
24,641 |