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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for citizenship by descent through the Foreign Births Register under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. To date this year, the Passport Service has processed over 19,000 Foreign Birth Registration applications. Due to the complex nature of the Foreign Birth Registration process, it takes approximately 9 months to process a fully completed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Irish passport has a strong international reputation due to the strength of the security features within the passport book and the robust processes involved in its issuance. The Irish passport was recently ranked 3rd in the Henley Global Passport Index as it provides our citizens with visa-free access to 193 countries. In order to protect the integrity of the Irish passport, when...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. As the flights referred to were civil aircraft, there was no requirement to obtain diplomatic clearance from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to enter Irish sovereign airspace....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since assuming office in 2021, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs has undertaken 6 flights to or from Cork and Knock Airports. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs has not travelled via Shannon Airport during this period. The details are outlined in the table below. Airport Number of flights since assuming Office Shannon 0 Cork 4 Knock 2

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 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 from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I launched the Shared Island Civic Society Fund in June 2023 with the aim of supporting practical North South cooperation and engagement between civic society and community organisations, fostering new cross-border links and deepening existing ones. In the first round, a total of €500,000 was disbursed between twenty cross-border projects. The very positive response to that first round...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 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 from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 51 together. The following advisers have been employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs over the period 2020 to present: - Special Adviser Minister Salary Scale 2020 – 2022 Chris Donoghue Minister Simon Coveney Principal Officer PPC Standard Scale 2020 – 2022 Laura McGonigle Minister Simon Coveney Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The cost of expenses paid to Ministerial advisers 2020 to date in 2024 (end July) are: - 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (To end July) Expenses Paid to Ministerial Advisers €15,263 €33,580 €23,413 €10,527 €4,645 Expenses for Ministerial advisers, are processed through the travel and subsistence system, in accordance with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The recent laws introduced by the Taliban represent another truly shocking abuse of the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and I condemn them in the strongest terms. The imposed dress code which orders women to cover their bodies and faces in public and the ban on women being heard in public constitute egregious abuses of their human rights, including the fundamental principle of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application was cancelled on 6 August 2024as it had expired. The Passport Service initially requested further supporting documents from the applicant on 12 March 2024. Further supporting documents were received from the applicant on 09 July 2024 however, the application remained incomplete. The Passport Service...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs purchases motor vehicles to facilitate the efficient functioning and smooth operations of HQ and its Missions abroad. In particular, Mission staff are required to undertake a significant volume of travel in the performance of their official functions. This ranges from city journeys during the working day and in the evening, to long journeys of up to several...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition or explosives; that it does not engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Consulate General in Sydney works closely with the Embassy of Ireland in Canberra to promote and protect Ireland's interests in Australia, to strengthen political and economic relationships, to support the work of the State Agencies, to provide citizen services to the Irish community, and to promote cultural ties and people-to-people connections between Ireland and Australia. I am kept...

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

Micheál Martin: Ireland enjoys good diplomatic and economic relations with the State of Qatar. Ambassador Milton in Abu Dhabi is accredited to Qatar, and presented her credentials to the Emir in May 2023. Ambassador Al Attiyah, who is based in London, represents Qatar in Ireland. There are now about two thousand Irish citizens registered as living in Qatar. Qatar currently plays an important role in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act 2008, as amended. The 2008 Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to that person. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is determined by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. In order to meet this requirement, each passport applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. All applications for exports of controlled goods are assessed on a case-by-case basis giving due consideration to the eight criteria under the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs publishes consular assistance statistics on an annual basis. The statistics include the total number of consular cases reported each year to the Department of Foreign Affairs, including Irish Embassies and Consulates. The statistics also provide the total number of cases reported across a number of different categories of cases, including, for example,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of reports that Irish-trained Libyan militia were found operating in South Africa. These reports are deeply concerning and cause reputational damage to Ireland and our Defence Forces. An arms embargo has been in place in Libya since 2011, which includes a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am deeply concerned by the situation facing Palestinian prisoners, including in light of the issues raised by the UN Human Rights Office in its report of 31 July on detention in the context of the escalation of hostilities in Gaza. My officials are continuing to closely follow issues of arbitrary and administrative detention and conditions in detention. These issues are also being discussed...