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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Civil Service (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am fully satisfied that the provisions of Circular 4/2013 (Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service) are being properly implemented by my Department. Civil servants on career break are required to comply with the provisions of the circular and once a notification of a return from career break is received by my Department, the officer’s assignment is then confirmed. I am not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate that this is a very difficult situation for the citizen and their family. I can confirm that officials in my Department are aware of this case and are providing consular assistance. As with all consular cases, a case officer has been assigned to the family and are in regular contact. The case officer has provided advice and guidance to the family. Please be assured that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the terms of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended (“the Act“). The Act provides a legal basis for the various policies and procedures that are applied by the Passport Service in the issuing of passports. Section 10 of the Act provides that a passport will issue in the name of a citizen as it appears on a person's birth certificate or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition or explosives; that it does not engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, these are paper applications which were received on 01 October 2024. The turnaround time for paper applications is 8 weeks. The applications are within the standard turnaround time and have not yet reached their issue by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 to 81, inclusive, together. I am aware of the reports of concerns about the Bahraini prison system and the continued imprisonment of human rights defenders. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Committee expressed concerns about reports of prison conditions and facilities, particularly in Jau prison. Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The recent first EU-GCC Summit meeting was an important step in further developing the EU's relationship with an important group of countries in a volatile area in the EU's immediate neighbourhood. The joint statement was an agreed document between all participants, rather than a reflection of every view expressed. A number of leaders, including the Taoiseach speaking on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 to 86, inclusive, together. To date this year, the Passport office has issued over 936,000 passports. 900,000 applications have been received in 2024. This year, 92% of passport applicants applied through the Passport Online channel. 6% of applicants have applied by post, while 2% of applicants have applied through the public counter of the Passport...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act 2008, as amended. The 2008 Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to that person. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is determined by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, under which Irish citizenship may be obtained by birth, by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Equipment (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department has spent the following amounts on mobile phone handsets and billing in Ireland in the period 2022 to date. Year Number of Devices Total Cost (Handsets + Billing) 2022 551 €229,847 2023 598 €265,055 2024 (Jan -Oct) 596 €143,533 ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the application about which the Deputy has enquired, the number provided is not a valid application number. The passport service has contacted the Deputy’s office for clarification however without the correct application number the Passport Service cannot comment on the Deputy’s query. The Passport Service Customer Service Hub has dedicated agents to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's Consul General in Los Angeles has not been in direct contact with the Governor of Hawaii in 2024 However, the Consul General visited Hawaii in September 2023 in the aftermath of the devastating fires on Maui. In addition to meeting with members of the Irish community affected by this tragedy, the Consul General met with the Lt. Governor of Hawaii, Sylvia Luke, as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s Embassy in Washington DC, as our representative office in the United States, leads on Ireland’s political, economic, and people-to-people relations across the United States. In addition to the Embassy’s engagement on a national scale, it also has consular responsibility for Washington, DC and the surrounding states of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant directly in relation to the application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs does not recruit for the civil service grade of Solicitor. However, in order to work as a Legal Adviser or Assistant Legal Adviser in the Department of Foreign Affairs, officers are required to have been called to the Bar of Ireland and be enrolled as a barrister in the State or have been admitted and be enrolled as a solicitor in the State. There are 14...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The table below shows the number of vacancies by grade at the end of August 2023 and at the end of August 2024. Grade Number of Vacancies 2023 Number of Vacancies 2024 Principal Officer 2 0 Assistant Principal Officer 3 2 Higher Executive Officer 4 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: As a critical component of the measures taken to ensure the security of Óglaigh na hÉireann, security vetting, for both Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) and Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) applicants, is conducted to ensure the suitability of candidates to occupy the role for which they have applied. This vetting is conducted with the assistance of An Garda Síochána (AGS). ...