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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: There is not but I will try to ensure it can be sent around.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: Yes. I am not sure there is somebody in the office to do it now. If there is not, I will ensure a copy can be emailed to everybody who wants it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I do not disagree with the points being made and this is completely inconsistent with the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement. As part of a peace process, we have created a position where a seamless Border allows goods, services and people to move across that Border. It was clearly assisted by joint EU membership but also the aspirations around North-South co-operation. These were all...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I refer the Deputy to questions 15351/22 and 15466/22 answered on 24 March and to my recent statements in the Dáil on the report mentioned. Ireland’s position on these issues is, and will continue to be, based on international law, including Israel’s obligations as the occupying Power in the occupied Palestinian territory under the Fourth Geneva Convention. I remain...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348, 351, 352, 358, 366, 367, 369, 370 and 381 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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, the large increase...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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, the large increase...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 to 356, inclusive, 360, 361, 368, 371 and 383 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update on the status of their passport applications to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 374 together. In response to the high volume of applications being submitted to the Passport Service, a temporary phone line was established in October 2021 to respond to Oireachtas Members' queries on urgent passport cases. This phoneline responded to over 2,700 queries in 2021 and has handled over 3,600 queries to date in 2022. The Oireachtas line is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 388 together. With regard to the specific applications referred to by the Deputies, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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, the large increase in applications received following the Brexit vote in the UK, and the pause in the Service due to necessary Covid-19 restrictions, applicants should allow...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 364 together. I refer the Deputy to the answers given in the responses to questions 15351/22 and 15466/22 on 24 March and to my recent statements on the matter in the Dáil, which address many of the issues raised. Ireland is a credible actor on this issue, advocating an approach based on international law and our support for a two-State Solution....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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 (FBR) has resumed and will be gradually scaling up in line with the recruitment of additional resources. Due to the complex nature of the FBR process, the large increase in applications...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no retainers with outside organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service is proactively managing the current demand for passports and has put in place resources and structures to address the estimated significant increase in demand for passports in 2022 in this essential citizen service. In recent weeks, the Passport Service has reduced the average turnaround time for first time applications from 40 working days to 35 working days. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update to the applicant's parent as to the steps they must take to progress the passport application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, the Government has a number of concerns regarding the proposed Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme set out in the UK’s draft Nationality and Borders Bill. As currently drafted, the Bill would provide that the UK’s immigration rules may require that non-Irish and non-British citizens obtain an ETA before travelling to the UK, including for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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 (FBR) has resumed and will be gradually scaling up in line with the recruitment of additional resources. Due to the complex nature of the FBR process, the large increase in applications...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service is in direct contact with the applicant’s mother to advise on the steps they must take to progress the application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs is fully committed to promoting gender, equality, diversity and inclusion and creating a culture of dignity and respect in the workplace, as set out in our Statement of Strategy 2021-2023. Over recent years, my Department has taken a proactive and strategic approach to advancing gender equality and wider diversity and inclusion issues. As part of my...