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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent engagement with representatives of the British Government. [19752/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: Very briefly then, will the Tánaiste report on his recent engagements with the British Government? I focus particularly on the so-called legacy Bill legislation.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: I meant to ask this question as my first follow up. The Tánaiste mentioned that 116 Irish citizens have been evacuated. My understanding was that the original figure was around 200. Does the Tánaiste have a figure as to how many Irish citizens are in Sudan seeking evacuation? Will he give an update on the steps that are being taken and the timeframe for that? It is accepted...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the measures in place to ensure the safety and protection of Irish citizens in Sudan. [19749/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: I ask the Minister for an update on the evacuation of Irish citizens in Sudan and other measures that are in place to ensure the safety and protection of our citizens.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for that response. I commend everybody in his Department and in our Defence Forces who have been proactive in supporting our citizens in Sudan. I also join the Minister in thanking our European neighbours for their assistance. The obvious question that arises is how we can be better positioned in the time ahead, in instances like this, to be able to contribute to such...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: I acknowledge the staff of the Passport Office who turned a very difficult situation around. Unfortunately, the many people who missed the opportunity to either go on holiday or attend important events will never be forgiving with regard to the experience they had when things were at their worst. Nonetheless, I acknowledge that there has been much improvement and that when the passport...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: This is an area in respect of which we need to improve. I am sure the Tánaiste's office has dealt with such situations. There is nothing worse than someone in a household realising that a passport is out of date or, worse, that there is an understanding of the length of time it takes for a first-time application to be resolved. In that context, I ask the Tánaiste to engage with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures in place to ensure that a backlog of passport applications does not emerge in 2023; and the measures he will take to ensure that passports, including for first-time applicants, can be secured in an accelerated manner in urgent and emergency cases. [19792/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: What measures is the Tánaiste putting in place to ensure we do not see the backlog of passport applications that we saw in recent years? Will he outline the measures that will be taken to ensure that applicants for passports, particularly first-time applicants, can have access to an accelerated processing of a passport when it is necessary?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the stakeholders that will be invited to participate in the consultative forum on international security policy; the criteria that will be applied to select these stakeholders; if the forum will make findings; if so, how those findings will be agreed; if a report will be published arising from the forum's work; who will author such a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle knows that there is no need to remind me. I always stick within time.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: The question concerns the consultative forum on international security policy the Tánaiste has announced. I am sure he is aware that there are huge concerns that this is a vehicle for the Government to undermine Irish military neutrality and non-alignment, something that has served this State incredibly well over many decades. Will the Tánaiste outline the form the forum will take...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: The concerns are genuine and deeply held because Irish neutrality has served us very well. The Tánaiste did not refer to Irish neutrality. It appears the forum will not have a mechanism to analyse how well military neutrality and non-alignment have served us. The Tánaiste says that his Department will identify potential experts. Who will select those experts and what criteria...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps if the Tánaiste had a better attitude, it would be easier to trust his bona fides on this issue. Nobody is afraid of open public and informed debate. The question I have posed is how the Tánaiste will ensure that these are genuinely open, public and informed debates. He referred to the chair of the consultative forum. I have no doubt Ms Richardson is an able and diligent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: I am asking how the final report will be written.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the efforts of the Irish Government to secure the release of a person (details supplied) who is currently imprisoned in Iran. [19753/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed timeframe to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [19750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the actions of Israel at the al-Aqsa Mosque; and if he has raised this matter at EU-level. [19751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (27 Apr 2023)

Matt Carthy: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to engage with community representatives along the route of the North-South Interconnector to hear their concerns in respect of the current approach of EirGrid. [19743/23]