Results 48,221-48,240 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Land Staff Team (comprising the Curragh Maor and two Fó-Mhaor) employed by my Department are tasked with assisting with the management of the Curragh Plains, which includes but is not limited to: - Assisting the Department's Property Management Branch with the supervision of the “Green and Blue” (i.e. outside the Curragh Camp) lands of the Curragh specifically...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 916,000 passports to date this year. All passport applications are subject to the terms of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended (“the Act“). The 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, when making a first time passport...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (24 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for processing applications for citizenship by descent through the Foreign Births Register under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Once a person is entered on the Foreign Births Register, they are deemed an Irish citizen and is entitled to apply for an Irish passport. By its nature, Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) is...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: I thank the Cathaoirleach very much for his forbearance and facilitation. I also thank the members of the committee. With the Cathaoirleach's agreement, I will now present for the committee's consideration the Supplementary Estimates for the Department of Foreign Affairs. These relate to Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs. In total, the request we are making is for a net increase of €88.3...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: I can be flexible but the Cathaoirleach outlined the arrangement at the beginning of the meeting which I think most members agreed with. If we proceed now we can get this dealt with and move on.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: Are we falling down on what?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: The €12 million is for the fit-out of existing and new properties overseas. I would not agree at all that the staff is light. In fact, there has been a very significant expansion in numbers working in our missions. We have grown the missions. We always seem to have contradictory discussions about the public service. Sometimes we say we are spending too much and we do not get value...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: You could say that Revenue turns a profit, but anyway.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: Yes. It is totally separate. It is Irish bilateral-----
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: -----humanitarian assistance. On passports, getting involved in checking passports earlier could result in double work and could lengthen turnaround times, which is not the Deputy's intention.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Micheál Martin: Exactly. We will get that information on the Global Ireland initiative, if we can. We can get it, but it could take a bit of time.