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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 122 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: Official Engagements (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, Ireland has strong bonds with Australia, founded on shared values and on the vibrant Irish communities in both countries. There have been close and frequent contacts at all levels. Members of the Government have held a number of meetings with the government of Australia at both federal and state level, reflecting our close friendship. This March, as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: Australia and Ireland share close and long-standing connections, underpinned by strong people-to-people links. In 2021, we celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations with Australia and our Embassies are engaged in a range of activities to deepen bilateral engagement as well as cooperation at multilateral level. Ireland is represented by two Diplomatic Missions in Australia, with an Embassy...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: Securing future immigration flows between Ireland and the United States continues to be a Government priority. This matter is raised with the U.S. Administration and with U.S. political representatives on an ongoing basis. During my visit to Washington last February, I raised the question of access to visas with politicians on both sides of the aisle. During my St. Patrick's Day visit to New...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of between 6 and 9 months from receipt of supporting documents. Applications that require further supporting documents will take longer to process. Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation relating to three...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: Since I was appointed as Minister for Defence, no advisers have taken up employment in this Department. The below named are special advisers who have been appointed as advisers to me as Minister for Defence and also as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs. All are employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Ms Gráinne Weld, Special Adviser to the Tánaiste and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: 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. Equipment priorities (including replacement capabilities as they near end of life) for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service are considered in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not operate a ‘barter account’ for the provision of goods or services. In relation to the Defence Forces, the military authorities have advised that they do not hold or operate any such ‘barter accounts’.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Supports (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Defence has no projects or schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: The then Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan T.D., convened a three-day Departmental conference, "Representing the Global Island", at Dublin Castle on 12-14 January 2015. The Conference brought together more than 90 Irish Ambassadors, Consuls General and senior diplomats for meetings with individuals from across the Department, other Government Departments and the State...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”. Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”. Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”. Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”. Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department commissions outside or third party reports where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular, where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is necessary. External expertise has informed, and continues to inform, my Department's strategies and policies and the effective delivery of our services to our citizens in a transparent and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: With a growing focus on security and defence issues across Europe and at national level, as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence and with the support of the Government, I recently convened a national Consultative Forum on International Security Policy. The aim of the Forum was to provide an opportunity for a serious and honest conversation about the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Passport Services (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 40 together. The Passport Service takes every opportunity to remind citizens to check their passport validity. Each year the Passport Service proactively plans for the demand forecasted for the following year. Part of this planning involves a public communications strategy carried out by my Department, with a view to ensuring passport demand is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: I am deeply concerned by the recent incursion by Israeli security forces into Jenin. The operation was significant in scale, involving the use of live fire in a built up civilian area and resulting in numerous casualties. Roads were bulldozed, critical public infrastructure was damaged, more than 3,000 people were displaced, resulting in a significant worsening of the humanitarian situation...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Diplomatic Representation (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: There are currently 20 officers at the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Ireland who have been notified to my Department under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - 8 Diplomats and 12 Administrative and Technical staff. Since 1 January 2023, my Department has been notified, under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, of the departure of 3...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Diplomatic Representation (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: There are currently three Irish posted staff members at the Embassy of Ireland in Moscow – the Ambassador, the Deputy Head of Mission, and one immigration officer from the Department of Justice. In 2021, there were a total of eight Irish posted staff, which included three officers from the Department of Justice. Two posted staff were expelled in April 2022 by the Russian...