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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: The Minister said recently that one of the greatest injustices in the world today is the occupation of Palestinian lands and the continued expansion of settlements. I completely agree with the Minister. Unfortunately, those words mean nothing when we are prepared to support an agreement such as this. We are rewarding the brutal oppressor of Palestinian people, the continued illegal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: There is a crisis. There has been a huge increase in demand but that was not unexpected. To hear that we are still trying to recruit staff to deal with this crisis is concerning. It shows a lack of proper planning. The fact that we are still training and recruiting staff is unacceptable. It must be said that the staff working in the Passport Office are excellent. There is no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I acknowledge that the turnaround time for most passport renewal applications is extraordinary. I welcome that and praise the staff of the Passport Office for it. However, there are serious challenges. I would seriously question the assertion that people are only waiting six minutes to talk to someone in the Passport Office.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I spoke to a number of people this week who found it impossible to get through, despite many attempts. There is a serious problem with people submitting applications but after eight to ten weeks, and only a couple of days before the estimated issue date, they are contacted by a checker in the Passport Office and told there is an issue. The issue may relate to photographs or to documentation...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the efforts that have been made to address the delays in the issuing of passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32922/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: There is a crisis in the issuing of passports. Like many Deputies, I am contacted on a daily basis by dozens of people, on most days between 40 and 50 people, trying to get clarity and basic information about their passports, most of which have exceeded their estimated issue date. There is a serious crisis for many people who are missing out on holidays, losing out on many thousands of euro...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Government's response to the decision by the British Government to introduce unilateral legislation that will undermine the Northern Irish protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32921/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I ask the Minister to provide an update regarding the Government's response to the decision by the British Government to move unilaterally to introduce legislation that effectively tries to tear up the Irish protocol and jeopardises the Good Friday Agreement.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: It has to be said that the British Government has deliberately set out to break international law. It is one of only two European countries prepared to deliberately flout international law, the other, of course, being Russia. Its decision to act unilaterally to engage in reckless and shameful acts on the Irish protocol is an assault on the Good Friday Agreement, and these are attacks which...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister and I totally agree with what he has said. Indeed, it has to be said that Unionist leaders are out of sync, they are out of touch, with ordinary people in the North and what they view needs to happen and must happen. Yesterday, as the Minister will be aware, a coalition of 170 groups from across civil society in the North described Boris Johnson's plans to replace the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the impact that the result of the recent Colombian presidential elections will have on the Colombian peace process; the actions that Ireland is taking as part of the United Nations Security Council on the Colombian peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32924/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, particularly on the United Nations Security Council and the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32925/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on neutrality; his plans to refer Ireland's position on neutrality to a Citizens Assembly for discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32927/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns regarding human rights violations at the Cerrejón mine in Colombia, given the recent decision to recommence the importation of coal from Colombia to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32926/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 263. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if this Government is committed to the policy of military neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 264. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target issue date and date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33273/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 269. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target issue date and date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 270. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target issue date and date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 274. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target issue date and date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 265. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target issue date and date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33274/22]