Results 2,861-2,880 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, supporting documents for this application were received on 3 March 2022. Processing time for fully complete and correct applications begins from the date supporting documents are received by the Passport Service. At the time this application was received, the processing time for first time applications was 40 working...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Middle East Peace Process remains a key foreign policy priority for the Government, including in the context of our current tenure on the UN Security Council. Ireland has played a leadership role at both EU and UN level in taking a consistent, clear and firm line in relation to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. I share the Deputy’s concern regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 582 and 829 together. My Department is responsible for citizenship by descent through the Foreign Births Register under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The processing of Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) resumed in November 2021. FBR staff also continue to provide support to Passport Services due to current unprecedented...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 583 to 585, inclusive, together. In relation to EU sanctions linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the obligation to freeze funds and economic resources belonging to, owned or controlled by listed persons and entities is set out in 'Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 590, 785 and 786 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Interest Rates (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs comprises of two Votes; Vote 27 International Cooperation and Vote 28 Foreign Affairs. Below is a breakdown of the amount of interest the Department, across both Votes, has been charged for funds on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were first applied. Year Totals 2017 4,235 ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Interest Rates (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs has no State agencies, organisations or boards under its remit.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: No former Secretaries General of the Department of Foreign Affairs are seconded from the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service operates a general policy of only expediting applications in cases of genuine emergency such as a need for urgent medical treatment overseas or the death of a family member abroad. Such applications are expedited through the Travel Emergency service. All applications raised through the Travel Emergency service are assessed on a case-by-case basis. There are a small number...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific representations referred to by the Deputy, responses have issued from my Department to both representations.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: The processing of Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) will be gradually scaling up in line with the recruitment of additional resources. Due to the complex nature of the FBR process, the large increase in applications received following the Brexit vote in the UK, and the pause in the Service due to necessary Covid-19 restrictions, applicants should allow over 2 years from the receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs is not a Competent Authority for any regulated profession in Ireland and has no role in the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: Since the beginning of the war of aggression in Ukraine, Ireland has been to the forefront of international efforts to confront and isolate Russia, to assist the Ukrainian people and to bring an end to the conflict. As a member of the UN Security Council, we have joined with likeminded countries to call for urgent meetings of the Council to address the crisis, and we have been consistent and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 713, 714, 715 and 718 together. Since 24 February, Ireland has worked across all international fora to provide the greatest possible support to Ukraine and to ensure Russian authorities are held to account for their actions. In March, I supported the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, of which I am now chair, in voting to expel the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 716, 717 and 719 together. Ireland implements UN sanctions, as adopted by the UN Security Council, and EU sanctions, adopted as part of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. Ireland does not have any unilateral sanctions regimes, and the Government has no plans in this regard. In common with all EU Member States, we play an active role in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, while the witness may be a Commissioner for Oaths, this was not the profession they recorded when completing the Child Identity and Witness form. The form was rejected as the profession that was recorded was not on the approved list of professions for witnesses. The Passport Service has provided an update to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: There are certain passport applications for applicants resident in Ireland that require forms to be witnessed by a member of An Garda Síochána. These applications include: - All Passport Express applications - Section 9 Certificate of Identity - First time adult online applications - Identity Verification Form - First time child online applications - Child Passport Identity and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: Policy and procedures related to the provision of visa services are a matter for the Department of Justice. Decisions regarding the granting or refusal of study visas are made in seven regional Visa Offices overseas, at Embassies that process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from the Department of Justice, and in the Immigration Service Visa Office in Dublin. Since January...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service received only one passport photo for this application before this PQ was submitted. The Passport Service has communicated with the applicant directly in relation to the application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that my Department is aware of and has engaged on this case, which was also raised by the Deputy in January of this year. The Embassy of Ireland in Berne, Switzerland, which is also accredited to Algeria, has engaged with the named person in relation to obtaining a passport. In addition, my Department's Consular Assistance Unit has been in direct contact with the named person's...