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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: The peak busy season for passports in 2023, has now passed and demand forecasts indicate that the Passport Service will issue around 1 million passports this year. The Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports and has issued over 815,000 passports to date in 2023. Between 2,000 and 3,500 passports are being issued every day. All turnaround times are at their target...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs does not own any lands or buildings in County Clare.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: I can advise the Deputy that the following significant capital projects are currently underway at Gormanston Camp, at stages ranging from design planning to construction, representing a total estimated value of over €21 million: Project Status Refurbishment of Building 23 Currently on site - expected completion in January 2024. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: I assume the Deputy is referring to residential type properties housing within military installations. The allocation of such housing is decided locally by the military authorities. My Department has requested updated statistics on same and I will arrange to forward these to the Deputy when available. The administration of the derelict sites register is a matter for the relevant local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: The information sought by the Deputy is as follows: Property Status Knockalisheen Camp In use RDF Premises, Ennis In use

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

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service requested further documents for the application. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents have been received.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: There have not been any judgements made against Ireland in the Court of Justice of the European Union in each of the past five years in respect of matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Foreign Affairs or the Department of the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Security Clearance (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department is currently collating information relating to Personal Security Clearance Certificates and will provide this information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

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

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 49 together. The applicant has made separate applications for entry into the Foreign Births Register and a passport. In both cases the relevant fees have been paid. At present, the applicant is not an Irish citizen and thus has no entitlement to a passport. On this basis, the submitted passport application will be cancelled and arrangements will be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (12 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific FBR application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service requested further supporting documents from the applicant. A member of the FBR team has contacted the applicant in this regard. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents have been received by the Passport Service.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (12 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific FBR application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for the application were received following a request by the Passport Service. These documents are currently being processed, and a member of the FBR team will be in contact with the applicant in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (12 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: In accordance with international law, Ireland distinguishes between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967 and ensures that any bilateral agreements with Israel do not apply to the occupied territories. A whole of Government approach is applied to this policy of differentiation and my Department ensures that this is the case by making available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: I thank the committee for the invitation to brief members in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs. I will speak on some of the foreign policy issues that my Department is focused on as well as the consultative forum on international security policy. I bear in mind what the Chairman said in that regard. The situation in the Middle East is at the forefront of our minds. We have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: I have that down for the next session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Carthy raised a number of points. In the past we have been very clear in calling out and condemning violations of international law by Israel in respect of the occupied territories. I do not necessarily accept that the narrative in the past has been as he described it. We have been very consistent in saying that UN resolutions should be adhered to in respect of settlements. On my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: As I said earlier, we have condemned breaches of UN resolutions and international law over recent years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: As to the current context, I did answer the question. I do not believe in full equivalence on this one, unfortunately. I genuinely have an issue here. In my narrative, what I was saying to the Deputy and articulating was about the concerns of Israel around security relating to Hamas. Does the Deputy think Israel has a right to self-defence against Hamas?