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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department maintains dialogue with Iranian counterparts on a wide range of bilateral and international issues.  One of the most important roles Ireland has been given on the Security Council is as Facilitator of Resolution 2231, covering the Iranian nuclear deal, the JCPOA. Ireland strongly supports all efforts to restore the JCPOA, and in this context we have engaged extensively...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 389, 407, 429 and 439 together. The Passport Service is proactively managing the current demand for passports and has put in place resources and structures to address the estimated significant increase in demand for passports in 2022 in this essential citizen service. A Passport Service communications campaign was deployed at the start of the year with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390, 401, 402, 422, 423, 430, 433, 434, 437 and 459 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update on the status of the passport applications to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391, 393, 394, 399, 400, 403, 404, 421, 424, 425, 432, 435 and 436 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: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395, 396, 397 and 398 together. The Passport Service does not maintain records of passport applications that have been expedited. The Passport Service has a dedicated Travel Emergency team that work to expedite passport applications in cases of genuine emergency such as a need for urgent medical treatment overseas or the death of a family member abroad. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to two of the applicants and has provided an update as to the steps the applicant must take to progress the third application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: Yemen is one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, driven by seven years of conflict, economic collapse and the breakdown of public institutions and services which has left millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. Ireland fully supports the efforts of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to bring about a political resolution to the conflict in Yemen. I have held...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The appointment of full-time specialist Cultural Officers in priority locations worldwide has been identified in the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 strategy as a key action to widen and deepen our global cultural presence and engagement. Five positions in Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles and Beijing have been filled to date in a close partnership between my Department and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department undertook consular operations on an unprecedented scale in 2020 and 2021. A major element of the assistance provided was the repatriation of Irish citizens from around the world. In 2020, for example, my Department assisted more than 8,000 citizens to return to Ireland. Informed by the particular circumstances of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland has a wide-ranging relationship with China, which covers political, economic, cultural, and people-to-people links. The Government takes a holistic approach to this relationship; our trade relationship with China is not considered separately from our values and priorities including in relation to human rights. The protection and promotion of human rights remains a core pillar of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) agreement reached in January 2020 was a significant shared achievement in restoring the power-sharing institutions of the Good Friday Agreement to operation. As we have set out in the Programme for Government, we will work to ensure that the agreement is implemented in full. I have remained in regular contact with the Secretary of State for Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413, 412, 414, 415, 416, 440, 442 and 444 together. Ireland has been staunch and unwavering in its support to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.Since Russia's further invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, my officials have formally registered Ireland's opposition to Russia's actions with the Russian Ambassador. Ireland stands ready to support any...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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) has resumed and will be gradually scaling up in line with the recruitment of additional resources. Due to the complex nature of the Foreign Birth Registration process, the large increase...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs has not awarded any contracts in 2022 related to the provision of assistance to refugees arriving in the State from Ukraine.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs does not employ third parties to deal with public relations.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service is a unified service composed of three constituent offices located in Lower Mount Street and Balbriggan in Dublin and South Mall in Cork, respectively. Passport applications from all citizens - whether at home or abroad - are distributed for processing across the three Passport Offices, on the basis of the type of application rather than county or country of residence of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service regrets the delay in processing this application and is prioritising it so that no further delay is experienced.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service regrets the delay in processing this application. The application is being prioritised to ensure no further delays are experienced.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction over international crimes, including war crimes, that have been committed on the territory of Ukraine since 21 November 2013. Ukraine is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, but Article 12(3) of the Statute permits a state not party to the Statute to accept the jurisdiction of the ICC by lodging a declaration with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (10 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446, 449 and 455 together. The promotion and protection of human rights is a key foreign policy priority for Ireland, as part of our commitment to a rules-based multilateral order with the United Nations at its core. Our current term on the UN Security Council for 2021-2022 actively reflects that commitment, through our focus on ensuring accountability...