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Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: Deputy P. J. Sheehan was lobbying for-----

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (10 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The passport application for the person named was registered with the Passport Office in Molesworth Street on 01 June, 2010. The application will be processed shortly and will be available for collection in time to travel on 28 June.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (10 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: Ireland fully supports the suggestion of the UN Special Rapporteur on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, that United Nations institutions consider the possibility of establishing a commission of inquiry with a specific fact-finding mandate to address the question of international crimes in that State. In addition to the evident systematic repression of political dissent and expression throughout...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (10 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: Passport applications for the first two named persons were registered with the Passport Office in Balbriggan on 19 May, 2010. On 3 June, the applicant contacted the Passport Service and provided information of imminent travel plans. The applications were subsequently prioritised and passports were issued on 8 June. A record of a current passport application for the third named person can...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (10 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: On 9 June 2010, there were 62,946 applications in the system. It is presently taking up to twenty five working days to process individual applications submitted through the Passport Express Service, the Northern Ireland Passport Express Service and at the counters in the Passport Offices. Applications submitted through ordinary post are taking up to eight weeks to process. In recent days,...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (10 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the Passport Office in London on 18 May, 2010 and has now been approved. The passport will be with the applicant in advance of travel.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The passport applications for the persons named were registered with the Passport Office in Balbriggan on 18 May, 2010. On 1 June, the applicant contacted the Passport Service and provided information of imminent travel plans. The applications were subsequently prioritised and the applicant collected the passports in the Passport Office, Molesworth Street on 03 June.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The passport for the applicant in question has been available for collection in the passport office since 3 June, 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 to 214, inclusive, together. The role of the Conflict Resolution Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs is to support conflict resolution efforts internationally while also seeking to develop our national capacity in this area. It draws on our own experience of peacemaking and peace building and from the work of Irish Aid, while also developing a range...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the passport office on 27 May, 2010. If the applicant is required to travel urgently he should contact the passport office and provide details of his travel itinerary so that his application can be expedited.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The passport for the applicant is question was posted to him on 4 June, 2010.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The passport application for the person in question was registered with the Passport Office in Balbriggan on 17 May, 2010. If the applicant contacts the passport office and provides details of her urgent travel itinerary, her application will be expedited.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: There are no state agencies operating under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the passport office on 28 May, 2010. If the applicant has immediate travel plans she should contact the passport office and provide details of his travel itinerary so that his application can be expedited.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the passport office on 7 May, 2010 and was incomplete. Additional documentation has now been received in the passport office and the family were assured by the passport office that the passport will be issued in time for travel on June 15, 2010.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: I utterly condemn the murder of over 90 members of the Ahmadi community in Lahore, as well as the terrible injuries visited upon so many others as they worshipped in two mosques in the city on 28 May. Nothing can justify attacks which cause such senseless carnage and destruction. On my own behalf, and on behalf of the Government, I extend my deepest sympathies to the bereaved families on...

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: I understand that the Tent of Nations project is an initiative of a Christian Palestinian family, the Nassars, who live close to Nahaelin in Bethlehem. This project was established in 2000 – the family own 100 acres which they were asked to evacuate in 1991 by the Israeli authorities but they contested the case in court and won on the basis of official documents that prove their ownership...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: There are no state agencies operating under the auspices of my Department. There are currently three bodies which operate under the aegis of my Department - The Development Education Advisory Committee, The Government Emigrant Services Advisory Committee (previously known as Díon), and The Fulbright Commission (The Board of the Ireland – United States Commission for Educational Exchange)....

Written Answers — Registration of Births: Registration of Births (3 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The two applications for foreign births registration were received in the Cork Passport Office on 31 March 2010. The applications were incomplete and there was a need for extra documentation. When the applications were complete, they were processed in the normal manner. The applications for Irish citizenship in respect of the two individuals have been approved and they were entered on the...

Written Answers — Middle East Conflict: Middle East Conflict (3 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: I have reported to the House in detail on the questions raised by the Deputy, in the special debate held on Tuesday 1 June. I made clear the Government's condemnation of the use of military force which has led to the deaths of an estimated ten persons. I also reported on my meeting with the Israeli Ambassador in which I conveyed the Government's views through him to his authorities....