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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland has strong relationships with both the EU and the UK and we firmly intend to maintain both in the new environment which will exist following the UK’s exit. There are numerous channels for Irish-British engagement, some of which were developed in the context of the Good Friday Agreement and some of which were established more recently. All will be used to the full, not least...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Conventions (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the Government takes very seriously its responsibility to safeguard its institutions and principles, including in the area of human rights. The protection of human rights in Northern Ireland law, incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), is one of the key principles underpinning the Good Friday Agreement. At their first...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This consular case continues to be a matter of top priority for the Government and exceptional levels of resources are being devoted to the provision of consular support to the citizen and his family. The Government is doing everything it possibly can in our ongoing engagement with the Egyptian authorities to seek to have this young man returned to his home and his family at the earliest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Information (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has not received any requests for material to be made available in braille format in each of the years 2014 to 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Dealing with long-outstanding issues relating to the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland are of the utmost importance to me as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and for the Government. The Programme for a Partnership Government highlights this commitment, making specific reference to pursuing the issue of the Dublin Monaghan bombings. The All-Party motion on the 1974...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Passport Service aims to process passport renewal applications within 15 working days of receipt, assuming that the documentation is in order. The public is advised that the turnaround time will vary depending on factors such as seasonal demand. Turnaround times for each category of applicant are updated weekly on the Passport Service website. As the Deputy will be aware, there...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there has been a surge in passport applications in recent months. There are currently over 70,000 applications in the system. Between 1 January and 31 March over 250,000 applications were received, representing an increase of 26% over the same period last year. The current processing time for adult renewal applications is 16 working days (just one day over the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Communications (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The list of designated public officials of this Department, as required under the terms of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, is available on the Department’s website - www.dfa.ie/about-us/who-we-are/regulation-of-lobbying-act-20 15/. Details of returns in respect of engagements with the Permanent Representative and the Deputy Permanent Representative for the period in question may...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: At present, Ireland’s diplomatic network includes 61 Embassies, 7 multilateral missions, 11 Consulates General and one Representative office. The configuration and scale of the State’s diplomatic network is kept under ongoing review by the Government. A range of factors are taken into account in considering our diplomatic representation overseas, including our national...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (4 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I launched the new online passport application service on 30 March. The new service is fast, convenient and secure and it allow adults to renew their passport books and cards online and twenty four hours a day wherever they are in the world. The service has a target turnaround time of ten working days, plus postage time. The postage time will vary of course depending on the country in...

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I think the Deputy will be aware, given his capacity as Uachtarán Sinn Fein, that matters are at a delicate and sensitive stage in Northern Ireland. On the matter of the talks, we are very much, in sporting parlance, in time added on for injuries. An earlier question referred to Brexit. In that context and in the context of dealing for once and for all with the very delicate and...

Topical Issue Debate: Ibrahim Halawa (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: 4 o’clock This long-running and complex consular case continues to be a top priority for the Government and substantial resources and time are being devoted to it not only by myself, but by the Taoiseach, Ministers, officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs, by our ambassador and his team in Cairo, and the entire Irish diplomatic network. Last Monday, the Taoiseach renewed...

Topical Issue Debate: Ibrahim Halawa (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue and for providing me with an opportunity to update the House on what is a priority consular case in my Department. I assure Members that the Government continues to do everything it can to ensure the authorities in Egypt are in absolutely no doubt about our determination to see this young man returned to his home and family. There is no question...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: While I do not have lead responsibility for the Loughs Agency or aquaculture I am very conscious of the current difficulties arising from unlicensed activity in Lough Foyle. Following discussions in 2011 between the then Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the British Foreign Secretary, the British and Irish Governments agreed to seek to address and resolve jurisdictional issues...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am aware of the case in question. Irish representatives have discussed the case with this person, and attended his most recent court hearing, along with other EU colleagues. It is my understanding that he wishes his case to proceed to a full trial in order to demonstrate injustices in the system applied to Palestinian activists like himself. More broadly, the increasing use of legal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The difficulties experienced by this person have been discussed on a number of occasions here in the Dáil, and the European Union has previously made representations on his behalf with the Israeli authorities. On this occasion he has been arrested on suspicion of tax evasion, and it is a condition of his bail that he remain in the country. There is growing concern about the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Data (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There are no statutory or state agencies under the aegis of my Department so the issue raised by the Deputy does not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. Within my Department, the key Divisions with responsibility for Brexit matters are the European Union Division and the Ireland, UK and Americas (IUKA) Division, both headed at Second Secretary General level. Additional resources have been assigned to both Divisions to cover the issues arising from the UK exit process. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is currently considering strategic priorities around all aspects of our engagement with the global Irish as part of the review of the implementation of the 2015 Global Irish - Ireland's Diaspora Policy. Any decisions on the future of our engagement with diaspora communities, both locally and abroad, will be made on the basis of that strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (6 Apr 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Passport Service assessed the citizenship entitlement of the applicant referenced based on the evidence of immigration stamps for the required period in the parent’s passport that accompanied the application. The proofs submitted do not demonstrate the child’s entitlement to Irish citizenship under Section 6A of the 1956 Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, as amended...