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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I am advised by my Department, that it leases a small number of properties for the purposes of RDF training and I am further advised that none of these properties are vacant.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ukraine War (25 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Following receipt of an invitation to join the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, Ireland has been represented at three in-person meetings of the group. Two of those meetings took place in Brussels, Belgium and the other in Ramstein, Germany.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Investment in new equipment for the Defence Forces is provided for under various Subheads of the Defence Vote relating to defensive equipment, mechanical transport, aircraft, ships and naval stores, engineering, communications and information technology equipment etc. I am informed by the Defence Forces that the amount spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the UK in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Investment in new equipment for the Defence Forces is provided for under various Subheads of the Defence Vote relating to defensive equipment, mechanical transport, aircraft, ships and naval stores, engineering, communications and information technology equipment etc. I am advised by the Defence Forces that the amount spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the USA in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: In supporting the national effort in countering COVID-19, the Defence Forces provided a range of non clinical and administrative supports in a number of residential care home facilities at the request of the HSE. All requests for assistance from the HSE were managed centrally by HSE Head Office who liaised directly with the Defence Forces Joint Task Force established to coordinate the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the Deputy directly to follow up on this inquiry.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Online website has been designed to be very accessible. In cases where passport applicants have a medical condition or disability that means that the standard passport photo guidelines cannot be met, the Passport Online service offers a medical indicator option when submitting a digital passport photo. When applying online, passport applicants can tick the medical indicator...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application is within the current turnaround time of 8 weeks for paper applications and has not yet reached its issue-by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (26 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish Citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island Ownership (26 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I continue to work closely with my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, to address the issues related to Rockall, reflecting the long-standing fisheries tradition in the area. I have outlined Ireland’s position on Rockall and considered possible ways forward in contacts with the UK and Scottish Governments over the course of the past year or so. I last...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (27 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the Foreign Birth Registration Certificate to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific enquiry raised by the Deputy, the Passport Service dispatched the applicant's passport card and postal tracking shows that it was delivered to the applicant on 1 July 2022. If there are any further issues, the applicant can contact the Passport Service Customer Service Hub at 01 671 1633.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The full and effective functioning of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement is essential. Following the appointment of Chris Heaton Harris as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, he and I have met regularly, including at the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference in London on 7 October and in Belfast on 12 and 19 October. Among the issues we have discussed was the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody in Iran on 16 September, was a tragedy. The fact that she was arrested simply due to the way she was dressed understandably provoked a strong response from the Iranian people and the international community. The subsequent response by the Iranian authorities to largely peaceful protestors in Iran has been extremely concerning. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 together. My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish Citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York serves as UN Security Council Facilitator of Resolution 2231, which endorsed the Iranian nuclear deal, the JCPOA. Through this work Ireland is doing our utmost to support implementation of the agreement, which offers the best means to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation. In this regard I have been in regular...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 430 and 431 together. The Department's 12 HQ properties in Dublin city and county, Limerick and Cork are provided by the Office of Public Works and none are unused or unoccupied. There are no bodies under the aegis of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish Citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish Citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application referred to by the Deputy, the Passport Service wrote to the applicant on 15 August 2018. This application has been cancelled. The applicant can submit a new application at any time.