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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: On 19 July 2024 the International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. In it advisory opinion, the Court concluded that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful, and that Israel is under an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 870,000 passports to date this year. Virtually all complete passport applications are processed within or before advertised turnaround times with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days. There are currently no backlogs. The target turnaround time for first time online applications is 20 working days. The current...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (2 Oct 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. Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The integrity of the Irish passport is the foremost priority of the Passport Service. The Irish passport has a strong international reputation due to the strength of the security features within the passport book and the robust processes involved in its issuance. The Irish passport was recently ranked third in the Henley Global Passport Index as it provides our citizens with visa-free access...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act, 2008 (the Act). The Act provides that a person must, among other things, be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to him or her. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is, in turn, subject to the terms of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended. Prior to 29 November 2005, spouses of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I can confirm that officials in my Department and the relevant Irish Embassy are aware of this case and are providing consular assistance to the citizen and their family. I understand that a dedicated case officer has been assigned and that they remain in ongoing contact with the family at this very difficult time. I further understand that officials in the Irish Embassy have provided...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: We never kneecapped children anyway. Has Sinn Féin ever apologised?

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Has Sinn Féin ever apologised?

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I do not deny the kneecapping that you guys did.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: That is not true.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I want to thank the Deputy for his question regarding the situation of Palestinian citizens who have been cleared to exit Gaza and who have visas for travel to Ireland, based on having family members already living in Ireland, but who have, so far, been unable to exit Gaza. I also want to recognise the extremely challenging and distressing situation for all those families in Ireland who...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I want to thank the Deputy for his question regarding the Palestinian family member of an Irish citizen who has been granted a visa to travel to Ireland but who has not yet been able to exit Gaza in order to do so. I want to assure the Deputy that my Department is aware of this case and has been providing assistance to the family since late last year. I want to recognise that this is an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland and Japan have a strong history of engagement and cooperation, both bilaterally and through multilateral fora including the United Nations. I met with my Japanese counterpart, Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, at last year's UN General Assembly at an event on women, peace and security in which we both participated. We did not have the opportunity to meet at this year's General...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) is responsible for the EU's external action, which includes foreign policy, defence and security, trade, development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Malaysia is not typically discussed at the FAC. EU-Malaysia relations are typically addressed in the context of Ministerial meetings between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the EU....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Continuous strategic political engagement with the United States is a key objective under Ireland's 'Strategy for the US and Canada 2019–2025' and remains an ongoing priority for the Government. Engagement with state-level authorities, including judicial bodies, is an important element of this strategy. Ireland's Consul General in Los Angeles met with Undersheriff for the Las Vegas...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Georgian parliament’s decision to pass the ‘on family values and protection of minors’ law on 17 September contributes to the stigmatisation and discrimination of a vulnerable minority group and, as such, represents a further setback to Georgia’s EU accession path. According to UN human rights experts, the main bill, along with the 18 related amendments,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I last formally met with Ambassador Mallard of New Zealand on 27 June 2023 though I have also met informally with the Ambassador at a number of other events and engagements. The Department of Foreign Affairs works closely with the Embassy of New Zealand in Ireland on the full range of bilateral issues, including strengthening our political and economic relationships and promoting cultural...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have consistently spoken out on the human rights crisis facing Afghan women and girls and condemned the gross, widespread and systematic human rights abuses by the Taliban across Afghanistan, particularly against women, girls and individuals from marginalised communities. These concerns have also regularly been expressed at EU and UN level. During my recent attendance at the UN General...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 and 17 together. Ireland's policy of military neutrality, as practised by successive Governments over many decades, means that Ireland does not participate in military alliances or common or mutual defence arrangements. As I have said previously, the Government has no plans to alter our long-standing policy of military neutrality, join a military alliance...