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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (4 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...year, the Irish passport fee compares favourably with the services offered elsewhere. For example, an adult would have to pay €8.20 per year for a British passport, €8.60 per year for a French passport, €9.75 per year for an American passport and €18.10 per year for an Australian passport. Based on 2017 application volumes, the Passport Service has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Coveney: .... Over the last four years, we have seen the amount of money available for reforming and changing the childcare sector increase by 117%. The available budget for childcare has gone from €265 million to €574 million over four budgets. The report the Deputy refers to shows that more families than ever are taking up childcare subsidies and supports. More than 200,000...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (20 Nov 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...ongoing fighting and credible reports of violations of basic human rights in the course of the conflict. The United Nations has warned of an imminent threat of famine on an appalling scale, with millions of people potentially at risk of starvation, as well as significant public health risks due to the almost complete collapse of the healthcare system. The challenge of resolving this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (23 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...and abuses, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as acts against persons belonging to minority groups. Ireland fully supports these conclusions. Since 2012, Ireland has provided just over €9.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Iraq including €2 million to the UN Iraq Humanitarian Fund (IHF) in 2018 alone. The IHF ensures funding is allocated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Expenditure (16 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...last week, continues the process of ensuring that Ireland’s economy remains competitive and resilient and ready to deal with the challenges of Brexit. In my Department, an additional €18 million has been allocated, primarily for Brexit-related expenditure, in 2019 under Vote 28. Having already posted additional senior personnel to Berlin, Paris, London and Brussels, this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: The situation in Syria remains of grave concern. The conflict has cost the lives of well over 400,000 people, 13 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance, over 6 million people are displaced within Syria and an additional 5 million have fled to neighbouring countries and the wider region. There have been numerous brutal attacks on civilians by the Assad regime and others,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...because it does not get anything like the same coverage as many of other humanitarian crises. Widespread violence from the bitter civil war which broke out in December 2013 has forced more than 4 million people to flee their homes. Conflict and violence have caused massive displacement, with 2 million displaced within the country and over 2 million South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (15 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...affected by this long-running conflict, not just in Gaza and the West Bank, but throughout the region, where agencies such as UNRWA do vital work. To date in 2018, Ireland has provided €4.25 million for UNRWA’s Programme Budget, which supports services and assistance to some 5 million registered Palestine refugees, including in Gaza. I have paid particular attention in...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...when we consider the political circumstances we find ourselves in. We are trying to negotiate our closest neighbour leaving the European Union, along with part of our island. Britain will leave 750 international agreements the moment it leaves the European Union. This involves unwinding 46 years of membership and everything that has been built up, layer by layer, by virtue of EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: The budget for the Emigrant Support Programme in 2018 is €11.595 million and is unchanged in recent years. An increase of 5% on the 2018 budget would cost €579,750. An increase of 10% on the 2018 budget would cost €1,159,500. An increase of 15% on the 2018 budget would cost€1,739,250. An increase of 20% on the 2018 budget would cost€2,319,000.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...in 1982 to support civil society organisations in creating better understanding between the people and traditions of the island of Ireland, and also between Ireland and Britain. Over €48 million has been allocated to over 2,000 projects during this time. As part of the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, the Government committed to the continued allocation of €2.7 million...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...years, and has had devastating consequences for civilians, with allegations of violations of human rights, international humanitarian law, and significant loss of life. Ireland has provided over €11 million in humanitarian assistance to Yemen since 2015, and we are committed to maintaining support. In 2017, Irish funding of over €5 million was allocated to the UN’s...

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...was about co-ordinating communications across government in a professional manner to ensure money that is spent on communications gets good results. The truth is the Deputies speak about €5 million or €6 million but communications across the Government and its agencies costs in the region of €170 million per year, as the Deputy knows. There are approximately 750...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...;s contribution to the European Union's global engagement on peace, security, trade and development, as well as security in the wider European region. The allocation for the programme in 2018 is €27.3 million, compared with a figure of €22.3 million in 2017. It represents an increase of €5 million or 17.5%, reflecting the top priority attached to Brexit and our...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...few weeks' time. I think I am right on that detail - I will happily stand corrected if I am not - but I think that is where it is happening. Incidentally, this year we have already committed €5 million to UNRWA. I signed off on that a few weeks ago. We would encourage other countries to do the same. Most important, we would encourage - I have directly asked - the US to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Data (7 Feb 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...our Embassies in London, Berlin, and Paris as well as the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels (PRB). Details are provided in the table. In 2018 an additional €4 million has been allocated to the Department’s budget including to support the ongoing complex and intensive Article 50 negotiation process. These additional resources will be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...share his concern that children are bearing the brunt of the conflict in Yemen, with nearly every child in the country currently in need of humanitarian assistance. Ireland has provided over €11 million in humanitarian assistance to Yemen since 2015, and we are committed to maintaining support. In 2017, Irish funding of over €5 million was allocated to the UN’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: The budget for the Emigrant Support Programme in 2018 is €11.595 million and is unchanged in recent years. An increase of 5% on the 2018 budget would cost €579,750 An increase of 10% on the 2018 budget would cost€1,159,500 An increase of 15% on the 2018 budget would cost€1,739,250 An increase of 20% on the 2018 budget would cost€2,319,000

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...in 1982 to support civil society organisations in creating better understanding between the people and traditions of the island of Ireland, and also between Ireland and Britain. Over €48 million has been allocated to over 2,000 projects during this time. As part of the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, the Government committed to the continued allocation of €2.7 million...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (13 Dec 2017)

Simon Coveney: .... I met with a senior State Department official during my September visit and I was able to further emphasise the Government’s commitment to this issue when I travelled to Washington DC on 3 - 5 October last. The Government’s commitment to the undocumented has again been evidenced by the appointment of Deputy John Deasy as special envoy to Congress on the undocumented...