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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 72 together. Funding provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs to international organisations in the years 2019 to 2023 and in 2024 to date is set out in the table below. The table includes mandatory payments arising from Ireland's membership of organisations - often known as assessed contributions - as well as additional voluntary contributions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's active participation in international bodies and organisations sees Ireland seeking election to various positions within their structures. Such appointments serve to enhance Ireland’s profile and standing on the global stage and offer internationally recognised platforms for us to express our views on significant issues. From January 2016 to date, funding was expended on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026. Preparations for Ireland’s Presidency are progressing across both policy and operational strands of planning, led by my Department in close cooperation with the Department of the Taoiseach, and with input from all Departments across Government. The Inter-Departmental Group on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland is actively engaged in making a positive impact across the work of the entire United Nations. We can have particular influence when we serve on decision-making bodies such as the Security Council and the Human Rights Council. Ireland is seeking membership of the Human Rights Council for the period 2027 – 2029, where we will continue to use our voice to push for accountability,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has a long history of membership of and active participation in various international bodies and organisations. Our membership of such bodies allows us to fully engage in a manner that allows us to use our voice to push for accountability, compliance with international law, observance of the rules based system and to express our views on issues of global importance. With...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has consistently opposed all use of the veto at the UN Security Council. During Ireland's term as an elected member of the UNSC (2021-2022) we saw first-hand how the veto can be used to prevent the Council from fulfilling its mandate. Ireland has consistently called for the power of the veto held by the Permanent Five (P5) members of the Security Council to be abolished. The veto...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 400,000 passports to date this year. The majority of simple online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Service strongly encourages Irish citizens to use the Passport Online service as the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to apply for a passport. The Passport Online...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: There are currently 911 people employed as local staff across Ireland's network of diplomatic missions overseas. In 2023, the payroll costs of these locally recruited staff was €32 million. The locally recruited colleagues serving across Ireland's Mission network play an invaluable role in supporting the delivery of the Department's goals and objectives and work principally on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The number of civil servants in my department not currently posted abroad is provided below broken down by grade as at 31 March 2024. All departmental staff are paid in accordance with civil service salary scales and relevant public service pay agreements. Grade Staff not posted abroad Secretary General 1 Deputy Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s diplomatic missions are staffed by posted Irish civil servants and locally recruited staff. The number of civil servants from my Department posted abroad to diplomatic missions at 31 March 2024 is detailed in the table below by grade. Salary costs of all Departmental staff are paid in accordance with civil service salary scales and relevant public service pay agreements....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's diplomatic missions are staffed by posted Irish civil servants and locally recruited staff. The number of staff working in diplomatic missions abroad as at 31 March 2024 is detailed in the table below. Just over half of Ireland's missions abroad are staffed by two posted officers, with only ten missions having six or more posted staff. Civil servants assigned to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: By attaché, I understand the term to refer to civil servants seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs by other government departments to work on issues relating to the mandate of the government department in question in one of Ireland’s diplomatic missions overseas. The information requested is set out in the table that follows. DFA Mission Parent...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Government is committed to opening new overseas missions under the Global Ireland Strategy, further strengthening Ireland’s global presence and influence. To date, under the Strategy, 19 new Missions have opened, while additional Missions in Islamabad, Milan and Munich are scheduled to open this year. On 5 March 2024, the Government announced that additional new Embassies will be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for these applications were received on 22/04/2024. Turnaround time from the receipt of further supporting documents is 15 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service is aware that in addition to being used as a travel document, passport holders may, on occasion, use their passport as a means of verifying their identity for a variety of reasons such as opening a bank account or applying for a driver's licence. It is my understanding that the company in question does not require the submission of a passport in order to use its social...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued a passport to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service is maintained and developed. This is to enable the Defence Forces to carry out the roles assigned by Government. Equipment priorities for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service are considered in the context of the established capability development and Equipment Development...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: A key priority for me as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the capabilities of the Defence Forces are maintained, developed and enhanced in order to ensure that the Defence Forces can carry out all of the roles assigned to it by Government. Enhancing the physical working environment and equipment for our Defence Personnel is key feature of the recently published Strategic Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Operation Irini is a UN mandated EU Naval mission in the eastern Mediterranean and its primary task is the implementation of the UN arms embargo on Libya using aerial, satellite and maritime assets. The mission was launched on 31 March 2020 with the aim creating the conditions for a permanent ceasefire in Libya by stemming the flow of weapons into the country. Ireland currently has three...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (30 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months...