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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Military Authorities have advised on the number of Defence Forces personnel in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021 as follows: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021** Clare: Ennis 45 46 47 47 0 0 Clare: Ennistymon*...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (19 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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, as set out in the White Paper on Defence.  Equipment priorities for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service are being considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (20 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department is responsible for citizenship by descent through the Foreign Births Register under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The processing of Foreign Birth Registration has resumed and will be gradually scaling up in line with the recruitment of additional resources. Due to the complex nature of the Foreign Birth Registration process and the pause in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (20 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together. My Department is responsible for citizenship by descent through the Foreign Births Register under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The processing of Foreign Birth Registration has resumed and will be gradually scaling up in line with the recruitment of additional resources. Due to the complex nature of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (20 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: The situation in Tigray and in other parts of northern Ethiopia remains of grave concern. The conflict is having a devastating impact on civilians with reported widespread human rights violations, while the number of casualties continues to rise. Over 9 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, including 5.2 million people in Tigray alone. Through our bilateral...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Voluntary Sector (20 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: The National Volunteering Strategy commits to the promotion of ethical and skills-based international volunteering to deliver results for beneficiaries and to enhance global citizenship education in Ireland. My Department works with specific partners to deliver upon this. For example, my Department provides significant support to the United Nations Volunteer Programme. Twenty seven United...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (20 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: I attended the recent Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers which took place between the 12th and 13th of January in France. This meeting consisted of three working sessions; a Working Dinner with NATO and the UN on the topic of “Interferences and actions of state and non-state actors in our operational theatres”, a Working Session on “Safeguarding the...

Seanad: Final Report on Impacts of Brexit of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: I thank the chair, Senator Chambers, and the other members of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union for their excellent final report. I was struck by the wide and diverse range of contributors from government, Northern Ireland, business, academia and civil society that fed into the committee's deliberations. Listening to those...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 342 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update on the status of the passport applications to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service has been experiencing very high demand for passports since May 2021. Despite pandemic-related disruptions throughout last year, the Passport Service issued over 634,000 passports in 2021 and 45% of simple adult renewals issued within one business day. The Passport Service expects a high level of demand for passports to continue throughout this year and has put several...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: We are closely monitoring the UK’s Nationality and Borders Bill as it progresses through the legislative process in the British Parliament. The Bill was passed in the House of Commons and is now in the House of Lords, with Committee stage due to commence on 27 January. As noted previously, this Bill as currently drafted would provide that the UK’s immigration rules may require...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service regrets that the person's document was not returned to them as requested. The Passport Service has written to the person involved to apologise for this error and to make arrangements to reimburse them for the replacement of the document.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 343 together. With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update to the applicant's guardian as to the steps they must take to progress the passport application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland is a central provision of the Good Friday Agreement . The Agreement sets out that a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland should be based on the European Convention on Human Rights, enhanced by additional rights to “reflect the principles of mutual respect for the identity and ethos of both communities and parity of esteem.” The full...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: I refer the Deputy to reply to Parliamentary Question No. 659 which addressed the situation in Kazakhstan. As indicated in that statement, I continue to be deeply concerned by recent developments in Kazakhstan. 164 people were reported to have been killed in violent clashes, and over 12,000 people arrested. It appears that initially peaceful protests at the beginning of the year rapidly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department is currently carrying out a review of the workplace arrangements on 17 June 2020. The review will be completed by the end of this month and will include a timeline of that day. I was working in my Department on the day of the UN Security Council vote on 17 June. Prior to the announcement of the result of the vote I went to Government Buildings...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Investigations (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department commenced the review referred to by the Deputy on 13 January 2022, to be completed by the end of this month.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: There has been extensive engagement on the referenced case at the most senior political and diplomatic levels. I can assure the Deputy that all possible efforts continue to be made through multiple channels – by myself as Minister and at senior political levels here in Dublin; as well as by our diplomats in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere throughout our diplomatic network. This...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland is very supportive of the Commission Work Programme 2021 and we will be working closely with our European partners to implement the measures outlined, including in respect of gender-based violence. Violence against women and girls constitutes a serious human rights abuse, a form of discrimination against women, and a major obstacle to the achievement of gender equality. Achieving...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: My security arrangements are handled by An Garda Síochána. As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate to comment on such security arrangements which are kept under ongoing review by An Garda Síochána. My Department also has four Civilian Drivers, who are each paid a salary of €38,296 p.a. Total mileage claimed in respect of official travel of...

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