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Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (29 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: All buildings occupied by my Department in Ireland are either owned by the State or leased by the Office of Public Works. 37 properties, owned by the State abroad, are occupied by my Department. These properties are used primarily as Chanceries and official Residences of Heads of Mission. All costs in relation thereto are the responsibility of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The total...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (29 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The Passports Act, 2008 requires that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to him/her. Under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 2004, persons born in the State after 1 January 2005, where neither parent is an Irish or British citizen or otherwise entitled to reside without restriction in the State or in Northern Ireland, may claim citizenship by birth in...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (29 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The position regarding leave to remain is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Law Reform. The Passports Act, 2008 requires that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to him/her. The children in question were born in Ireland in 2005. Under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 2004, persons born in the State after 1 January 2005, where neither parent is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: The Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (The McCarthy Report) made a number of recommendations to Government in respect of my Department. These were considered in the context of this year's budget and public service estimates and it was decided to implement a number of them in full or in part. Recommendation in the report of the Special Group Comment...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Jun 2010)

Micheál Martin: Angola has undergone major development since the end of its civil war, one of the longest-running civil wars in Africa, in 2002. It has achieved rapid economic growth, thanks to a boom in oil production and high international oil prices. As Africa's largest oil producer, Angola's economic boom continues today, notwithstanding a temporary downturn in 2008/09. Hopes that the ending of...

Written Answers — Tax Audits: Tax Audits (1 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: My Department has made no unprompted voluntary disclosures to the Revenue Commissioners under the headings of employer issues PAYE and PRSI, value added tax, public service withholding tax or relevant contracts tax during the period in question.

Written Answers — Tax Audits: Tax Audits (1 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: My Department has made no settlements with regard to Section 985B of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 during the period in question.

Written Answers — Tax Audits: Tax Audits (1 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: There have been no tax audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in my Department during the period in question.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (1 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: My Department has received no funding from the National Lottery during the period in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, Government Departments do not directly pay for the legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitor's Office or for advice from Counsel briefed by them. My Department has a Legal Division, staffed by qualified legal professionals who provide legal advice on a wide range of international legal issues. Having such...

Passport Security (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 30 together. The current Irish passport system is one of the most secure in the world. The taxpayer has made a significant investment in enhancing the security of passports. The passport has been designed to ensure that the technologies used are those strictly controlled and mandated by the relevant international body, ICAO, International Civil...

Passport Security (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The investigation is at a very early stage and it is important that we get the full facts thereon as early as possible. I am loth to comment specifically on the details on the assertion that has been made. The Deputy asked whether the current passport technology is safe. It is top class and to a very high specification. The Deputy is correct about the Dubai incident in that the passports...

Passport Security (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: Is the Deputy referring to the Dubai report?

Passport Security (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: We said we would provide a redacted version for the Deputies concerned. Members opposite, with the exception of Deputy Michael D. Higgins, were preoccupied over the past fortnight. I will revert to Deputy Pat Breen. We must be careful about our remarks because no issue arises in respect of millions of Irish passports. There are approximately 2 million valid passports of the pre-2005 type...

Passport Security (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: It is an ongoing review. I hope it will be ready in a matter of months.

Irish United Nations Association (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The Irish United Nations Association, IUNA, is a non-governmental organisation based in Dublin whose objectives are to promote the aims and activities of the United Nations and its specialised agencies in Ireland. IUNA received funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs to achieve these objectives from 1972 onwards, with €60,000 allocated for this purpose in 2009. In addition to...

Irish United Nations Association (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The feedback I received about outputs, activity levels and so on was not good. Sometimes, I make my views known about some of the recommendations in the McCarthy report, but we cannot blame it for everything, particularly in this context. The bottom line is that we cannot-----

Irish United Nations Association (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The feedback I received about outputs and activity levels was not positive.

Irish United Nations Association (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: Sometimes, we need to make calls on these issues. Subheads and budget allocations cannot be continued forever on the basis that everyone is nice.

Irish United Nations Association (6 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: I have given the outline and the reasons for taking this decision. In terms of the objectives that the association set for itself, we cannot keep slotting money into various subheads year on year.