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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Demand for passports from Northern Ireland remains steady at an average of 11,000 applications per month. This equates to about 10% of total applications received by the Passport Service. 87% of applicants from Northern Ireland this year have applied through Passport Online and that figure will continue to grow as the Passport Service's Digital First media and communications strategy is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The scheme to issue Working Holiday Authorisations (WHAs) is an important aspect of Ireland’s relationship with Canada. Ireland has a number of these reciprocal schemes with several non-European countries. These agreements support the development of people-to-people links, and create strong and lifelong connections between participants and the destination country. The Working...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The event to which the Deputy refers took place on 6 October with the aim providing information to Irish industry and research institutions with a view to identifying opportunities to collaborate on future projects in the areas of security, defence and dual use technologies.  The participants in the event were a range of industry and research organisations.  It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Forces School of Music provides musical support to Irish State and Defence Forces ceremonial events. It also supports a wide range of local and national civilian and sporting events, in addition to the performance of a schools educational programme at primary and secondary level. The Military Authorities have indicated that the amounts spent on replacement musical instruments for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Arising from the recommendations in the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on recruitment and retention in the Permanent Defence Force, a joint civil/military review of barriers to extended participation in the Permanent Defence Force was conducted. The review considered a number of matters including mandatory retirement ages and contracts of service....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: There are no immediate plans to amend the legislation referred to by the Deputy. That being said, the Deputy may wish to note that the comprehensive public consultation process on the future management of the Curragh Plains, undertaken in partnership with Kildare Council, will inter alia, put forward proposals for my consideration.  Any recommended changes to legislation arising...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I am advised that the then Curragh Forum last met in January 2018. Since then my Department, in collaboration with Kildare County Council, is undertaking a comprehensive public consultation process aligned with the development of a proposed Conservation Management Plan and an Interpretative/Branding Plan for the Curragh Plains. The Deputy may wish to note that the final public round of this...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department and Kildare County Council have concluded a successful mediation agreement. As a result of which, my Department have engaged the services of environmental consultants to carry out a Natura Impact Statement and an Environmental Impact Statement, incorporating a restoration plan to be agreed with Kildare County Council. These assessments are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s Digital Transformation Strategy 2022-2025 has a central focus on strengthening the security of all our information and communications technology (ICT) systems. Our cyber security approach is multi-dimensional and in line with the advice of the National Cyber Security Centre, with whom we have a deep partnership. The expenditure on cyber security defence is integrated...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Cloud migration is an important feature of my Department’s Digital Transformation Strategy. My Department substantially avails of ‘build to share’ services delivered by the OGCIO Government cloud. Only a very small number of systems are delivered using a cloud platform.. There are no agencies or subsidiaries under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland strongly condemns all forms of racial discrimination, religious intolerance, including antisemitism, and hate speech based on the fundamental principles of human rights. Ireland is a signatory of the Stockholm Declaration of the International Forum on the Holocaust, and is a member of the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. In October 2021, Ireland co-signed a Joint Statement on Combating...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Special Advisers are Chris Donoghue and Laura McGonigle and they are paid on the Principal Officer payscale. Minister of State Thomas Byrne's Special Adviser is Daniel Griffin. Minister of State Colm Brophy does not have a Special Adviser. Special Advisers to Ministers of State are paid at the Assistant Principal Officer payscale.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the situation in Russia in consultation with the Embassy of Ireland in Moscow. The Department currently advises against all travel to Russia. The security status of our travel advice for Russia was raised to ‘Do not travel’, the Department’s highest level of warning, on 28 February 2022. On 7 March 2022, Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs on 14 June 2017. The details of my Special Advisers, those of my predecessor, Charles Flanagan, and those of the Ministers of State since 2015 are set out in tabular form below: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney Special Adviser Date of Commencement Date of Cessation Caitriona Fitzpatrick ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland remains firmly committed to a negotiated two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that ends the occupation that began in 1967, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States, on the basis of international law, including relevant UN Security Council resolutions. A lasting settlement must include the resolution of all permanent status issues. This includes the issue of...