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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) agreement reached in January 2020 was a significant shared achievement in restoring the power-sharing institutions of the Good Friday Agreement to operation. As we have set out in the Programme for Government, we will work to ensure that the agreement is implemented in full. I have remained in regular contact with the Secretary of State for Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413, 412, 414, 415, 416, 440, 442 and 444 together. Ireland has been staunch and unwavering in its support to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.Since Russia's further invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, my officials have formally registered Ireland's opposition to Russia's actions with the Russian Ambassador. Ireland stands ready to support any...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (10 May 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 Foreign Birth Registration process, the large increase...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs has not awarded any contracts in 2022 related to the provision of assistance to refugees arriving in the State from Ukraine.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs does not employ third parties to deal with public relations.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service is a unified service composed of three constituent offices located in Lower Mount Street and Balbriggan in Dublin and South Mall in Cork, respectively. Passport applications from all citizens - whether at home or abroad - are distributed for processing across the three Passport Offices, on the basis of the type of application rather than county or country of residence of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service regrets the delay in processing this application and is prioritising it so that no further delay is experienced.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service regrets the delay in processing this application. The application is being prioritised to ensure no further delays are experienced.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction over international crimes, including war crimes, that have been committed on the territory of Ukraine since 21 November 2013. Ukraine is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, but Article 12(3) of the Statute permits a state not party to the Statute to accept the jurisdiction of the ICC by lodging a declaration with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446, 449 and 455 together. The promotion and protection of human rights is a key foreign policy priority for Ireland, as part of our commitment to a rules-based multilateral order with the United Nations at its core. Our current term on the UN Security Council for 2021-2022 actively reflects that commitment, through our focus on ensuring accountability...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447, 448, 450 and 451 together. Ireland has always been, and will remain, a strong supporter of enlargement of the European Union, provided that candidate countries meet the necessary conditions for membership. We recognise the value of enlargement as a transformative driver for stability and peace in candidate countries. There are five recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: Providing ongoing support, along with finding long-term solutions, to address the challenges faced by the undocumented Irish in the US, remains a key priority for this Government. The issue was raised during our high-level political engagements over the St. Patrick’s Day period across the US, not least at the bilateral exchange between the Taoiseach and President Biden. I also raised...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: Yemen is one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, driven by seven years of conflict, economic collapse and the breakdown of public institutions and services which has left millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. Ireland fully supports the efforts of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to bring about a political resolution to the conflict in Yemen. There...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 457 together. The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland was designed and agreed by the UK and EU to mitigate against the inevitable disruptions arising from Brexit on the island of Ireland and to protect the Good Friday Agreement in all its dimensions. EU-UK engagement on resolving outstanding issues under the Protocol is an ongoing process. The EU-UK...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Applications (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The J1 is a valuable part of building exchange between the US and Ireland, and something which we are keen to see return to pre-pandemic levels. Through the J1, thousands of young people have the opportunity to work and travel in the US every year, building up valuable connections between the two countries. Ease of travel is essential to protect our strong transatlantic connections, be that...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department attempts to take every opportunity in its day-to-day interactions with customers to promote and publicise the services it provides. My Department’s fourth Irish Language Scheme, covering the period 2022-2025, came into effect in February. The Scheme is in accordance with the Official Languages Act 2003, the primary objective of which is to ensure better availability and a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: Twitter is the only social media platform where my Department has a presence and in this regard there are three Twitter accounts in use by my Department. These include those of the Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning with the Department of Defence Twitter account being launched in July 2020. During the period 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022 there were no posts made in languages...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department attempts to take every opportunity possible in its Social Media activity, to support increase accessibility, consequently, all three Social Media videos posted on across the Department of Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning Twitter accounts between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022 were sub-titled.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The table below provides the number of Naval Service direct entry applications and inductions, by competition, in each of the years from 2018 to 2021 and in 2022 as at 30 April. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022* Total Competitions Naval...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Joint Task Force was established to coordinate the Defence Forces contribution to the whole-of-Government Covid-19 response. A wide range of supports have since been provided by the Defence Forces to the HSE as well as to other Departments and Agencies, including support to the ongoing vaccination programme. Currently the focus remains on...