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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: On 25 July 2023, Ireland submitted a written statement to the International Court of Justice in its Advisory Opinion case 'Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem'. Ireland also participated in the public hearings in this case, with the Attorney General making an oral statement to the Court on behalf...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department is working on this. As the Deputy said, the key recommendation of Judge Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's independent review report on the handling of past complaints of abuse in St. John Ambulance was the appointment of a national safeguarding officer by the St. John Ambulance Ireland organisation. The national safeguarding lead is to work with the organisation for an agreed, specified...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Kenny spoke about the militarisation of Europe and that he does not want to be involved in any imperial war. We are not going to be involved in any imperial war. We need a dose of reality in this House. We are not a military power and we are nowhere near being a military power. This is about peacekeeping and the methodology by which we can participate in peacekeeping. At the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 16 and 34 together. As I stated earlier in response to questions from Deputy Howlin and others, we are living in a new era in Europe and in the world in which Ireland also faces significant new security and defence challenges, and we too must consider how best to respond. Given the changing nature of international conflict and geopolitics, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (15 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the deeply troubling reports of the case referred to by the Deputy. My officials are continuing to closely follow issues of arbitrary and administrative detention and conditions in detention. This is consistent with calls made by Ireland in its bilateral engagement with the Israeli authorities as well as at the United Nations. Ireland has repeatedly called on the Israeli...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council, UN Matters and Individually Tailored Partnership Programme with NATO: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (14 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Acting Chair and committee members for the invitation to brief them on developments at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council and at the United Nations since I last briefed them on those issues in October, as well as our relationship with NATO. As might be expected, discussions and decisions in all of these formats have been heavily focused on the crises in Ukraine and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council, UN Matters and Individually Tailored Partnership Programme with NATO: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (14 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: They do not all have to be foreign actors. I know of one case in Ireland in the last general election where there was a significant victim of this and it had impacts.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60, 75, 110 and 117 together. The implementation of the All-Party Dáil motions relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings continues to be a priority, in fulfilment of the Programme for a Partnership Government. The continuing absence of a substantive response from the British government on these motions is a matter of concern and is an issue I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have noted the judgment of the High Court of Northern Ireland in the matter of Re Dillon and Others, delivered on 28 February 2024. I understand that the appeal in this case is due to be heard in the Court of Appeal in the near future. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has lodged an inter-state application against the United Kingdom with the European Court of Human Rights in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Addressing the difficult situation of undocumented Irish emigrants in the United States and working to secure legal pathways for Irish people seeking to live and work in the US continues to be a key priority for the Government. Ireland continues to raise immigration issues at every appropriate engagement with the United States Government and Congress. The Government actively supports the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (30 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: In June 2018, the Government launched Global Ireland: Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025. The strategy aims to see Ireland’s global footprint and influence double in the period to 2025, including through an expanded and strengthened diplomatic presence. The Global Ireland strategy commits to opening at least 26 new diplomatic Missions by 2025. Since its launch, 27 missions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (23 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland is represented in North Africa by two resident Embassies, in Egypt and Morocco. The Embassy in Egypt is also accredited to Lebanon and is responsible for Syria. Ireland’s Embassy in Morocco, which opened in 2021, is also accredited to Tunisia and Mauritania. Ireland’s Embassy in Bern, Switzerland is responsible for relations with Algeria. The Embassy of Ireland in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs, working closely across Government with key Departments and agencies, continues to closely monitor Ireland’s trade with the UK and to support Irish exporters address the challenges that continue to be raise by the outworkings of Brexit. While the loss of pre-Brexit trading arrangements with the United Kingdom has been challenging, following the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Following Government approval on 7 September 2022, Ireland will open a resident Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan later this year. The decision to open a mission in Pakistan is part of the Government’s Global Ireland strategy, which seeks a doubling of Ireland’s global footprint and influence, including through an expanded and strengthened diplomatic presence. The Embassy will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since its launch in 2022, the Global Ireland Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2025 has been delivering increased engagement with the countries of the region across all five of its key objectives, as well as an enhanced provision of consular assistance and services to Irish citizens present in the region. Ireland's presence in, and relations with, the countries of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since 2012, the European Court of Justice has found against Ireland in six infringement cases where financial penalties have been levied as follows - Country Total AUSTRALIA 512 AUSTRIA 12 BELGIUM 22 BELIZE 1 BULGARIA 7 CANADA ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Strategies (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has diplomatic relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and continues to engage with the region guided by the Department of Foreign Affairs Statement of Strategy 2023 - 2025. Ireland and Armenia have had diplomatic relations since 1996, and Ireland is accredited to Armenia on a non-resident basis through the Embassy of Ireland in Sofia, Bulgaria. Armenia is accredited to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland and Armenia have enjoyed positive diplomatic relations since 28 June 1996. The Embassy of Ireland in Bulgaria is accredited to Armenia on a non-resident basis. The Embassy of Armenia to the UK and Ireland is accredited to Ireland on a non-resident basis, and Ambassador Varuzhan Nersesyan presented his credentials to President Michael D. Higgins in July 2022. Ambassador Nersesyan most...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland aligns with the Statement by the EU High Representative on the general election in Pakistan on 8 February. We support the EU's call on the relevant authorities in Pakistan to ensure a timely and full investigation of all reported election irregularities and to implement the recommendations of the EU Election Expert Mission report. The Department of Foreign Affairs has raised these...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Meetings (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the question. The Irish Defence and Security Association, IDSA, was established in 2021 with a mission "to ensure Ireland develops appropriate, leading-edge and trusted defence and security capabilities in the land, sea, air, space and cyber domains, in order to protect our society, create jobs, drive research and enhance Ireland’s economic growth"....