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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I can confirm that officials in my Department and the relevant Irish Embassy are aware of this case and are providing consular assistance. As with all consular cases, a dedicated consular officer has been assigned to the family and they remain in contact. The consular officer has provided advice and guidance to the family in accordance with the Department’s Consular Assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The only way to obtain a new passport book with a blank emergency contact page, is to apply for renewal. However, it is open to passport holders who wish to change the emergency contact entered on the back page of their passport to simply cross out the previous next of kin contact details and enter in the new details. Applicants with any queries can contact the Customer Service Hub for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: 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: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish Citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship, also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: Ireland supports the essential role that UN Special Procedures mandate holders play in the international human rights system. Their work contributes to the development of international human rights standards and helps to raise public awareness on human rights issues. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Francesca...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the deputy has enquired, this application is within the current turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue by date. Further supporting documents for this application were on received on 19 June 2025. The turnaround time following the receipt of additional supporting documents is 15 working days. This application is therefore within...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: As the flight in question was undertaken by a civil aircraft, no request for diplomatic clearance was sought or required. As is well known, diplomatic clearance to overfly or land in the State is required from my Department for all military and state aircraft, but not for civil aircraft. The Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention), and its associated annexes,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. My Department has not incurred any expenditure of the nature referred to during the period 2015-2025.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The information requested by Deputy McGuinness in relation to the amount spent by my Department on advertising from 2015 to 2025 is set out in tabular form below: Year Objective Duration Media platforms Advertising agencies Cost 2015 Civilian Recruitment Competition 2 weeks, 1 month Print ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The following table sets out the details of my Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015-2025, those contracted to provide training and the position of those benefiting from the training. Year Company Nature of Training Cost 2018 Carr Communications Office of Emergency Planning staff ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The information for the years 2015-2025 relating to expenditure on media consultancy, consultants engaged and the cost of those contracts is set out in the following table. Year Consultants Engaged Nature of Work Carried Out Cost 2024 Q4PR External communications support to the Chair and Members of the External Oversight Body ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: No such expenditure has been sanctioned by the Department in respect of the upgrading of these non-armoured vehicles.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The Deputy may be aware that since the 1990s, the long-standing policy of the organisation has been to withdraw from the provision of married quarters for serving personnel. This policy approach remains reflective of the State’s move away from the historic provision of tied housing for State employees. In terms of the Defence Forces residential housing stock, there are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available within the time frame sought. Officials in my Department are collating this information and I will arrange to have this information forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Regulations (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The SAFE (Security Action for Europe) instrument, entered into force on 29 May 2025. It is a new EU financial instrument that focuses on common procurement initiatives for priority capabilities. The European Commission will provide up to €150Bn to be disbursed to interested Member States on the basis of their national plans. These plans should contain a description of the defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Archives (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The National Archives of Ireland Act, 1986 places an obligation on Departments of State and Scheduled Bodies (of which the Defence Forces is one) to make their records available for public inspection when they become 30 years old, as required under Section 8 of the Act, or else to apply for a certificate to withhold those records for public inspection where to do so would: 1. Be contrary...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: The former barracks in Nenagh is no longer required for military purposes and my Department does not have any long terms plans to use this facility. The First Registration process was completed in 2022 and the property is now a Registered Title held under a folio. My Department has addressed illegal dumping on the property with the installation of palisade gates/fencing and to address...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 66 together. The Government has been consistent in the pursuit of accountability for Russia’s illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. This includes the accountability of the Russian leadership responsible for the crime of aggression. Ireland is one of 38 states, plus the EU, in the Core Group for the establishment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: As this House will be aware, the Government carried out an extensive analysis and review of the Occupied Territories Bill late last year. The Government’s analysis was that substantive amendments would be required to most, if not all, of the provisions of that Bill in order to bring it in line with the Constitution and to try to reduce the risk of EU infringement procedures. On...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 60 and 71 together. The Government is committed to supporting free, fair and open trade. Indeed, recent developments in the global trading environment have highlighted the importance of market diversification via an expanded set of EU free trade agreements. EU FTAs support more opportunity for trade and investment, help support jobs and growth at home,...