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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 to 58, inclusive, together. The monthly figures requested by the Deputy for parliamentary questions and calls to the Oireachtas Passport Line are outlined below in tabular form. In addition, a table outlining the number of representations received by the Passport Service in relation to passport applications is also included. The Passport Service does not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The numbers of passport applications with the Passport Service from counties Cavan, Meath and Monaghan are outlined below in tabular form. Passport Service figures show that of the total of 182,000 passport applications in the system, 61% are fully complete and are being processed by the Passport Service. The other 39% of applications are incomplete, which means the Passport Service is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the passport number about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the citizen directly to provide the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (30 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Defence regularly receives requests for donation of vehicles from various voluntary organisations. The Department maintains a policy in relation to disposal of both Civil Defence and Military vehicles. Civil Defence vehicles are kept under the control of the relevant local authority. Based on public procurement and asset control guidelines the Department of Defence...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: There is not but I will try to ensure it can be sent around.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: Yes. I am not sure there is somebody in the office to do it now. If there is not, I will ensure a copy can be emailed to everybody who wants it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I do not disagree with the points being made and this is completely inconsistent with the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement. As part of a peace process, we have created a position where a seamless Border allows goods, services and people to move across that Border. It was clearly assisted by joint EU membership but also the aspirations around North-South co-operation. These were all...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I was not here.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Travel Area (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I thank Deputies Pringle, Doherty and Mac Lochlainn for raising this important issue. I have been carefully monitoring the progress of the UK's draft Nationality and Borders Bill as it moved through the legislative process in Westminster. We have several concerns regarding the proposed electronic travel authorisation scheme set out in the Bill in the context of cross-Border travel on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I refer the Deputy to questions 15351/22 and 15466/22 answered on 24 March and to my recent statements in the Dáil on the report mentioned. Ireland’s position on these issues is, and will continue to be, based on international law, including Israel’s obligations as the occupying Power in the occupied Palestinian territory under the Fourth Geneva Convention. I remain...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348, 351, 352, 358, 366, 367, 369, 370 and 381 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: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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 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: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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 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: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 to 356, inclusive, 360, 361, 368, 371 and 383 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has provided an update on the status of their passport applications to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 374 together. In response to the high volume of applications being submitted to the Passport Service, a temporary phone line was established in October 2021 to respond to Oireachtas Members' queries on urgent passport cases. This phoneline responded to over 2,700 queries in 2021 and has handled over 3,600 queries to date in 2022. The Oireachtas line is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 388 together. With regard to the specific applications referred to by the Deputies, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The processing of Foreign Birth Registration 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (29 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 364 together. I refer the Deputy to the answers given in the responses to questions 15351/22 and 15466/22 on 24 March and to my recent statements on the matter in the Dáil, which address many of the issues raised. Ireland is a credible actor on this issue, advocating an approach based on international law and our support for a two-State Solution....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (29 Mar 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 FBR process, the large increase in applications...