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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: It is not available through a telephone.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: They can email but do not have telephone access.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his recent engagements with representatives of the British Government. [29062/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: I ask the Tánaiste if he will report on his recent engagement with representatives of the British Government, particularly his engagements in response to the inadequate amendments made to the so-called legacy Bill.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste for that. The legacy Bill has been well debated in this House and elsewhere. There is unanimous political opposition on this island to the British Government’s proposals. It is not simply something we oppose but also something that breaches unilaterally an agreement reached between the two Governments and the political parties at Stormont House on dealing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: I was at Talbot Street on the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings again this year. I commend the Justice for the Forgotten group on ensuring the story of those bombings is more clear and evident, though it is not yet fully transparent because the British Government has refused to accede to wishes expressed on a number of occasions by this House for it to release all its...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: The encouraging of the large Israeli military convoy into Ramallah led to at least 35 people being wounded, at least 20 of whom received their injuries from live bullets. Israeli forces were ostensibly seeking to demolish the home of a man accused of attacks in Jerusalem last year, but that practice of Israel is described as collective punishment, which is illegal under international and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: To illustrate the difficulty the international community is in, this week members of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence held an informal meeting with commissioners from the UN commission of inquiry that is looking into human rights issues in Palestine and Israel. It published reports to the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in which it is critical of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent incursion of Israeli forces into Ramallah; his engagements with his EU counterparts on this matter; and if he has raised objections with the Israeli Government. [29061/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: I ask the Tánaiste if he will give his response about the recent incursion of Israeli forces into Ramallah and his engagements with his EU counterparts in respect of holding Israel accountable for its war crimes.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he will introduce to ensure that the issuing of passports can be expedited in urgent cases. [29060/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: What measures will be put in place to ensure passports can be issued on an expedited basis in urgent cases? Will the Minister outline more recent developments with the Passport Office?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: I will meet representatives of the Passport Office later today. I thank the staff for their ongoing engagement with Oireachtas Members. There is broad agreement that there has been a significant improvement in the turnaround times for non-complicated renewals and even for first-time applications where there is no urgency. The Tánaiste is correct that the passport service comes at...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: I will give the example of a young woman in her early 20s who applied for her first passport. She had dealt with a number of tragedies over the previous year. She applied for a passport in January and did everything right as she saw it. The documentation was returned to her in April because the Garda who authorised the form had not filled in the logbook. This was through no fault of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Presidential Elections (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the intended timeframe to hold a referendum in relation to voting rights in presidential elections. [28849/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with the Ukrainian government. [28850/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of GNI allocated to overseas development aid in the years 2017 to date. [28847/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected timeframe for completion of the North South Interconnector; the number of landowners that will be affected by the development; and the number therein that have given approval for their lands to be used for this purpose. [28549/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (15 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the enacting of legislation that will permit local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste collection locations. [28550/23]

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: Listening to Government representatives over the course of this debate, I am minded to think that there are some who believe that delivering for rural Ireland is about photo shoots and glossy brochures, none more glossy than the Our Rural Future document itself. I recall when it was launched to much fanfare that it was described by Government as the most ambitious and transformational policy...