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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Apr 2025)

Simon Harris: The number of officers who were promoted from the rank of Lieutenant to Captain in the Army in 2024 and to-date in 2025, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in tabular form below: 2024 January 34 February 15 March 2 July 1 2025 February 28 March ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Currently, there is no Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Türkiye. The EU-Türkiye Customs Union, however, has enabled bilateral trade to increase significantly, reaching a record high of almost €206 billion in 2023, making Türkiye the EU’s 5th largest trade partner in that year. Goods may travel between the two entities without any customs...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: The Government remains committed to free, fair and open trade while protecting Ireland’s interests in international trade deals. Our EU membership makes us part of the growing network of EU Free Trade Agreements, supporting more opportunity for exports and investment, helping support jobs and growth at home, maintaining strict EU standards on food safety, animal and plant health, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, these applications are within the current turnaround times and have not yet reached their issue by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Ireland and Australia enjoy warm and strong bilateral relations founded on historic ties of kinship and a shared commitment to democratic values. Both countries work closely together on issues of mutual interest, including defending multilateralism and the rules-based international order. These were among the issues discussed when bilateral consultations at senior official level took place in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I have not engaged in direct correspondence or communication with my Russian counterpart nor met the Russian Ambassador to Ireland since February 2022. Since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, my engagements on this issue have focused on direct engagement with Ukraine, as the victim of Russian aggression, and with our European Union and like-minded partners. Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: In June 2018, the Government launched Global Ireland: Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025. The strategy aims to see Ireland’s global footprint and influence double in the period to 2025, including through an expanded and strengthened diplomatic presence. Under the The Global Ireland strategy, 27 missions diplomatic missions have been opened or announced to be opened. This...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: In June 2018, the Government launched Global Ireland: Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025. The strategy aims to see Ireland’s global footprint and influence double in the period to 2025, including through an expanded and strengthened diplomatic presence. Under the The Global Ireland strategy, 27 missions diplomatic missions have been opened or announced to be opened. This...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Over Ireland’s 50 years of EU membership, approximately 4,000 Directives have been transposed into Irish law. The vast majority are transposed on time, usually two years following publication. However, where this does not happen, the European Commission can open infringement proceedings against Ireland. Most infringements are resolved (once transposition is completed) at the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. The Passport Service issued over one million passports in 2024. To date in 2025, the Passport Service has issued over 370,000 passports. 2025 is expected to be another busy year for the Passport Service and my Department is in an excellent position to meet the demand forecasted for the summer season. I am pleased to say that the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2025)

Simon Harris: TABLE Horses to join the Army Equitation School in 2024 4 Horses to join the Army Equitation School to date in 2025 0

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I will begin where the Deputy began on trade, tariffs and the all-island all-Ireland economy. This morning, I spoke to the Deputy's colleague, my counterpart, the Minister for the Economy in the Northern Ireland Executive, Dr. Caoimhe Archibald. I thank her for ongoing engagement with me and for the way she is going about her business. We have agreed to meet by way of video conference...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: If we get to a place where countermeasures have to be introduced by the European Union, this will not be good for the European Union and it will not be good for the US. It will not be good for the economies in Europe or in the US because it is almost impossible to publish a list that does not have an impact in every single member state. The list will be broad, and it will include industrial...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I am not dragging my feet. Regardless of our political persuasion or whichever party we are in, or whether the people watching from home support Government parties, Opposition parties or neither, people in this country are sickened, appalled and disgusted by what we are seeing in what Israel has done in Gaza and what the Israeli Government, as the Deputy rightly said, is very openly and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: It is not a matter of reneging on anything. I do not mind saying in this House, and I would be very happy to engage and share this more fully, but the legal advice available to me is that there is a narrow pathway - and it is a narrow pathway - under the ICJ advisory opinion for member states to seek to move ahead unilaterally, for want of a better phrase. We have not yet been able to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: That is what it is.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I think this is probably the only Parliament in the world where Members of the Parliament stand up and suggest that the Irish Government's position is anything other than supportive of the people of Palestine. It is usually quite the opposite, in fact. Any of us who attend international meetings and forums will know that Ireland is usually seen as almost an outlier - worryingly, perhaps -...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I know-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Murphy for shouting me down again. I know his party is having difficulty this week as they will not take questions from some journalists if they do not like the questions. When he comes to the House, he asks me a question and will not allow me to answer it. He does not take questions from some and does not accept answers from others. Do not shout me down, please, on an...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I will wait until the Deputy is finished. I thank him.