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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's commitment and support for the primary role of the United Nations, in the maintenance of international peace and security, is expressed in Ireland's long-standing tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations and is the only country with an unbroken record of service in UN peacekeeping missions since 1958. Under the UN Charter, the UN Security Council has primary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Consultative Forum on International Security Policy will discuss a range of issues relating to the global and European security environment and how Ireland's foreign, security and defence policy is responding. In this context, the Forum will also examine the particular challenges facing multilateralism and the United Nations, particularly in the aftermath of Russia’s illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: The appalling atrocities, human rights abuses, and conflict in Kosovo, and the Western Balkans more widely in the 1990s, represented a dark era in the history of Europe, and its security. Throughout that period, under successive Governments, Ireland consistently engaged in multilateral efforts to bring that conflict and the others in the region to an end, at the earliest possible...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: Records on the use of vetoes at the United Nations Security Council, including in relation to the specific resolutions in respect of which each of the permanent five members of the Council have used their veto, are available at the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library, which is publicly accessible online. In total, Russia/USSR has used its veto 123 times, the US 82 times, the UK 29...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: The objective of the upcoming Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is to build a deeper understanding of the international security environment and the policy options available to the State. The Forum has been designed to reach a broad audience with the aim of creating a national conversation that is informed and evidence-based. The Forum will also hear from experts and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service is successfully meeting the current high demand for passports, and has issued over 545,000 passports to date in 2023. All turnaround times are at their target level, and the Customer Service Hub is responding to an average of 15,000 queries per week. Over half of all simple adult online renewals are processed within 2 working days. Passport Online is by far the quickest,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Sanctions (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: The EU condemns Belarus' involvement in Russia's unprovoked and unjustified full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. In response to the invasion, since late February, the EU has adopted a wide range of sanctions targeting both Russia and Belarus. The measures targeting Belarus build on restrictive measures first introduced by the EU following the presidential elections in Belarus in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued a passport to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific Foreign Birth Registration applications about which the Deputy has enquired, these applications have been approved. Certificates will issue to the applicants shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: United Nations (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has always been a strong supporter of the United Nations and UN Peacekeeping. Our commitment and support for the primary role of the United Nations, in the maintenance of international peace and security, is expressed in Ireland's long-standing tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations. This commitment is also expressed in our engagement in the EU's Common Security...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Maritime Jurisdiction (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 53 together. I am advised that the Defence Forces do not retain comprehensive records of foreign military ships passing through the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) - as I stated in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 13 June 2023, foreign military ships operating in the Irish EEZ are operating on the high seas and exercise freedom...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Property Management Branch of my Department has not been advised of any current operation requirements for the extension of runways at Casement Aerodrome as referenced by the Deputy and as such the Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Plan does not provide for such works. It is assumed the Deputy is referring to the disposal of lands at the Aerodrome, I am advised that no such...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: As of 1 June, Ireland was participating in four EU CSDP missions, with twenty-one members of the Defence Forces deployed as followsEUTM Mali – eight (8)Operation Althea in Boznia and Herzegovina – five (5) - with a further (1) Defence Force member deployed to the Operational Headquarters of the operation in Mons, BelgiumEUMAM Ukraine – four (4), of whom one (1) is in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: Following Government and Dáil approval, the L.É. William Butler Yeats will commence operations with the Operation Irini mission in the Mediterranean today (21 June 2023). The core task of Operation Irini is to contribute to preventing arms trafficking within its agreed Area of Operation in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution UNSCR 1970 (2011) and subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (22 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: I have visited the United States twice so far during 2023, visiting Washington DC in February and, over the St Patrick's Day festivities in March, visiting New York as well Boston and Holyoke in Massachusetts. While in Washington DC I met with US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan and had engagements with officials from the Biden administration and the State Department, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department is aware of third party websites who, in return for a fee, are purporting to assist passport applicants with their online application. Such websites advertising their services for a premium are not authorised to do so by the Department of Foreign Affairs or the Passport Service. The Passport Service is not responsible for the content of, or fees charged, by these sites. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued a passport to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 to 172, inclusive, together. While Defence Force Regulation (DFR) A9 sets out the qualifying criteria required to be awarded such Defence Forces Medals, the awarding of medals is a matter for the military authorities. I am advised that in general, medals are awarded to members of the Defence Forces on the basis of various criteria such as their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: Military Management have advised me that the timeline for application decisions and appeals process are specific to each Defence Forces recruitment competition, including Cadetship competitions, of which the 2023 iteration was the most recent, which open in March of this year. With regard to Cadetship competitions, a candidate must pass each stage of the selection procedure in order to...