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Personal Public Service Numbers

9 questions from 6 TDs, between 18 February 2025 and 17 September 2026.

9
questions
9 written, 0 oral
6
TDs have asked
5
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20251
March 20251
April 20250
May 20251
June 20250
July 20250
August 20250
September 20251
October 20250
November 20251
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20261
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20263
October 20260

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú2 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil4 from 2 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Sinn Féin1 from 1 TD · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 1

Asked of

The questions

Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Social
256. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the timetable for the extension of online appointment booking for Public Services Card registration to all offices at which that service is provided; and the criteria applied in determining the order in which offices are brought onto that facility. [66054/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Social
258. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the offices at which an appointment for Public Services Card registration may be booked online through MyWelfare.ie; the offices at which registration is available on a walk-in basis only; and the number of such appointments booked online in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and in the period 1 January 2026 to 1 July 2026, in tabular form. [66052/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Social
260. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for a Public Services Card processed at each Intreo centre, branch office and dedicated PPSN and PSC centre in each of the years 2024, 2025 and in the period 1 January 2026 to 1 July 2026, in tabular form. [66050/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Social
258. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for contradictory accounts from his Department in relation to PPS numbers assigned to a person (details supplied) in view of the great distress and anxiety caused to this individual and their family as a result of Departmental errors; and if his Department will finalise their investigation into the matter and issue a report promptly. [27765/…
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Social
131. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the requirements for an Irish citizen who has lived and worked in the United States and is now returning to Ireland to retire and wants to obtain a PSSN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60295/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
418. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the time it takes to reactivate the PPS numbers for returning Irish emigrants, compared with the timescale involved in creating PPS numbers for the first time. [50294/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 27 May 2025 · to Social
417. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a PPS application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Social
347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of PPS numbers that are still active in Ireland for people who have received deportation orders. [12973/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
483. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to prevent persons accessing social protection services using duplicated personal public service (PPS) numbers; if instances of duplicated PPSNs have been uncovered at any point from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5619/25]