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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I wish to advise the Deputy, my Department spent the following amounts on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024: Year Expenditure 2014 €45,606.64 2015 €44,983.93 2016 €43,779.68 2017 €45,205.51 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available within the time frame sought. At the request of my Department the military authorities are conducting the search, retrieval and collation of same. I will arrange to have this information forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The passport card was launched in October 2015 and offers Irish citizens the convenience of travel to 31 countries including the EU/EEA member states, Great Britain and Switzerland, with a credit card sized travel document. Over 718,000 passport cards have been issued since 2015 and users have found it to be a highly convenient travel document. The Passport Card is fully compliant with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since the start of this crisis, my Department has worked with the relevant authorities to facilitate the exit from Gaza of those Irish citizens, and accompanying dependents, who have expressed a wish to leave. We continue to advocate with the authorities in relation to those Irish citizens and dependents who have not yet been permitted to leave. The authorities have made clear that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 135 together. Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs.Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 to 150, inclusive, together. In July 2022, the then Minister for Defence accepted the recommendation of the joint civil-military Working Group on Decommissioning that the decommissioning and disposal of three (3) Naval Service ships, namely LÉ Eithne P31, LÉ Orla P41, and LÉ Ciara P42, should be progressed as soon as practicable, taking...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: In September 2020,the then Minister for Defence received a submission from the Defence Forces in relation to the regeneration of the Naval Service, and following this submission a Civil/Military Working Group was established to decommission Naval Service ships under the Naval Service Regeneration Action Plan . The Working Group on Decommissioning recommended that the decommissioning and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am acutely aware of the dire situation faced by civilians in Gaza. For this reason, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and access for humanitarian supplies is the central focus of my engagement. Ireland has repeatedly called on the Israeli authorities to end the practice of administrative detention completely. We have also repeatedly highlighted the applicability of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition or explosives; that it does not engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Consulate General in Sydney works closely with the Embassy of Ireland in Canberra to promote and protect Ireland's interests in Australia, to strengthen political and economic relationships, to support the work of the State Agencies, to provide citizen services to the Irish community, and to promote cultural ties and people-to-people connections between Ireland and Australia. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I formally invited Minister Billström to Dublin when I wrote to him on 13 July 2023 congratulating him on the successful Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Ireland and Sweden share excellent relations, featuring a long history of aligned values, and close and likeminded work at United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) level. At the UN, our cooperation in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (13 Feb 2024)

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 on 29 May 2023. Further documents were subsequently received on 26 July 2023 and were processed in November 2023. However, the application remains incomplete. A member of the FBR team has contacted the applicant in this regard. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since the start of this crisis, my Department has worked with the relevant authorities to facilitate the exit from Gaza of those Irish citizens, and accompanying dependents, who have expressed a wish to leave. We continue to advocate with the authorities in relation to those Irish citizens and dependents who have not yet been permitted to leave. The authorities have made clear that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since the start of this crisis, my Department has worked with the relevant authorities to facilitate the exit from Gaza of those Irish citizens, and accompanying dependents, who have expressed a wish to leave. We continue to advocate with the authorities in relation to those Irish citizens and dependents who have not yet been permitted to leave. The authorities have made clear that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has reviewed the applications and progressed as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, supporting documents for this application were received on 11/01/2024. This application is within the standard turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 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: Northern Ireland (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive and look forward to the North South Ministerial Council resuming its full operations. There have been contacts over the past week between the Government and the newly appointed Ministers in the Executive. In these contacts, Minister indicated our readiness to engage constructively with the Executive on areas where North...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the issue outlined by the Deputy, it appears that the applicant submitted a document to the Department of Justice in the course of her naturalisation application. The Passport Service does not have access to documents submitted to the Department of Justice. It would be advisable for the applicant to contact the Department of Justice with regard to the document in question.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application is within the current turnaround times and has not yet reached its issue by date. The turnaround time for Post Passport applications is 8 weeks. The public offices of the Passport Service in Dublin 2 and in Cork operate a four-day Urgent Appointment service for renewal applicants. The Dublin...