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- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has sent a resubmission link to the applicant's parent and has contacted the applicant's parent directly to provide an update on the status of the passport application.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 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 (2 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: Cumarsáid Aireachta (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Dála as an gceist seo maidir le cás stairiúil Phádraig Uí Dhómhnall a crochadh i 1883 i leith dhúnmharú James Carey. Tugaim faoi deara gur foilsíodh leabhair a bhaineann leis an gcás seo, The Queen vs Patrick O’Donnell, le Seán Ó Cuirreáin, agus go ndearnadh scannán arna...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: I am pleased that my colleague the Minister for Justice announced on 25 February the lifting of visa requirements for Ukrainian nationals travelling to Ireland. This is effective immediately, and Ukrainian nationals who are considering leaving Ukraine to travel to Ireland can do so without a visa, if they judge it safe to travel. My Department provides updated travel advice...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: To date, the EU has adopted a broad range of measures in response to Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine. These are the most significant sanctions ever adopted by the EU. Many of the sanctions are financial measures, aimed at weakening Russia’s economy and its financial system. Asset freezes and travel bans are now imposed on almost 500 people, including bankers, oligarchs and...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: The Passport Service is currently experiencing high demand for first time passports, particularly for children. My Department has been pro-actively planning to ensure the necessary resources are in place to meet the current and expected level of demand in 2022 and is making an unprecedented investment in the Passport Service in terms of additional staff and improvements to the passport...
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Joint Task Force was established to coordinate the Defence Forces contribution to the whole-of-Government Covid-19 response. A wide range of supports have since been provided by the Defence Forces to the HSE as well as to other Departments and Agencies, including support to the ongoing vaccination programme. Currently the focus remains...
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: What if the situation calls for it?
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
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- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: Has the Deputy read the motion? It is a UN motion.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: It will be done mostly through international organisations. That is what is being asked for in terms of achieving central co-ordination. The challenge now is getting in and out.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: As a matter of accuracy, I am told the Deputy did get a detailed reply from the Minister for Finance. It is important to correct the record in that respect.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: I will follow up afterwards just to make sure that is the case.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: I am not having a go at the Deputy.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: Deputy Brady cannot call for dialogue and then in the same breath call on us to expel the Russian ambassador.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: It is completely contradictory.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: It is completely contradictory and he knows that.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: Yes. I am sorry. I will work on that and make sure it is done.
- Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)
Simon Coveney: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recalls: — that in the first Article of Bunreacht na hÉireann the Irish nation affirmed its inalienable, indefeasible, and sovereign right to choose its own form of Government, to determine its relations with other nations, and to develop its life, political, economic and cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions; ...