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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I had a positive first call with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, on 5 July immediately following his appointment, to congratulate him on his appointment and to welcome his Government's commitment to reset the East-West relationship. We agreed to meet in person as soon as possible. In our conversation I expressed my desire to work with the new Secretary of State...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I was pleased to have my first call with Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP on Friday 5 July following his appointment to the role earlier that afternoon. I congratulated the Foreign Secretary on the Labour party's success in the elections and on his appointment. The focus of our call was on both the bilateral relationship and international issues. Reflecting on the breadth of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (11 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: The European single market is one of the EU’s crowning achievements, and seeks to guarantee the free movement of goods, capital, services, and people. These are known collectively as the ‘four freedoms’. It has been a significant economic growth engine for the EU, providing for a shared approach to?the challenges of migration, terrorism and climate change, and helping...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of recent media reports regarding civil aircraft flights to Israel. As the Deputy is aware, under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989, it is expressly prohibited for civil aircraft to carry munitions of war in Irish sovereign territory, without being granted an exemption to do so by the Minister for Transport. In 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of recent media reports regarding civil aircraft flights to Israel. As the Deputy is aware, 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 of Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 25, 37, 38 and 48 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: Human Rights (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have been kept informed, through our Embassy in New Delhi, of the recent student protests in Bangladesh which led to the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024. The reports of violence, loss of life, mass arrests and damage to property in Bangladesh have been deeply concerning. The right to peaceful protest is protected by the International Covenant on Civil and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Investigations (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am very familiar with this consular case and I know how difficult the past fifteen years have been for the family. I want to assure you that officials in my Department remain in active and regular contact with the family. I commend the family for their resilience in seeking justice and accountability. Earlier this summer, I met with the citizen’s mother to discuss the progress of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Programme for Government (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: Over the past four years, my Department has made significant progress across a wide range of policy areas, framed by our commitments under the Programme for Government. This was done while continuing to provide first class consular and passport services to Irish citizens at home and overseas, and are once again on track to issue over one million passports in 2024. All this has been achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, in February 2024, the then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Sanchez of Spain wrote to the President of the European Commission requesting an urgent review of whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement. I have subsequently raised this issue at successive meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act 2008, as amended. The 2008 Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to that person. In order to meet this requirement, each passport applicant must demonstrate an entitlement to Irish citizenship by providing acceptable documentary evidence of this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: In 2021, the Government decided to re-establish an Irish diplomatic presence in Iran. In August 2021 a Chargé d'Affaires was posted to Tehran, joined later by other staff. Ambassador Laoise Moore arrived in Tehran last week and is awaiting a date to present her credentials. The full Embassy team is now in place and the Embassy is in operation.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant through the Urgent Appointment Service.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Extradition Arrangements (9 Sep 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the extradition case referenced by the Deputy. This is a complex legal case currently under consideration in Greenland and by the Danish authorities. While conscious that this case is the subject of on-going legal proceedings, I have asked my officials to raise the matter with their Danish counterparts to gain a better understanding of the issues at stake and to recall our...