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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: ...conducted by an interdepartmental and interagency working group. The work of this group was led by the Department of Defence and also comprised representatives of the Departments of the Taoiseach; Justice; Foreign Affairs; Environment, Climate and Communications; The National Cyber Security Centre; Transport as well as the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána. This Security...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: ...In relation to the case in question, our position is that the prohibition on legacy inquests instituted by the UK Legacy Act should be removed. Every family deserves an effective investigation and access to justice for their loved one. In February 2023, my predecessor met with the family in question and wrote to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in March 2023, bringing the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (10 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: ...Opinion (RO), which formally sets out the legal and factual grounds for the infringement and provides a final opportunity for the Member State to comply before potential referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Over the ten-year period from 2015 to 2024, Ireland received 235 Letters of Formal Notice in respect of EU infringement proceedings. Of these initial cases, 98...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: ...is received from naturalised applicants born in countries with civil unrest who may not be in a position to submit a birth certificate, the birth affidavit that was submitted to the Department of Justice in support of their application for naturalisation may be accepted. Photographic identification is required for all adult first time passport applications, whether that application is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...it is hoped the report will appear in the coming months. We all hope this provides families and survivors with much-needed answers. I will continue to make the point, as will the Minister for Justice, regarding the importance of this information being provided and, more broadly, the issue of legacy. The Irish Government wants two things to happen with regard to legacy. We want a legacy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...the only mechanism available that can do so. This case is exceptional in a number of respects. I know there is a lot of hurt and a lot of victims and unanswered questions in terms of truth, justice and accountability in Northern Ireland, but this case has exceptional characteristics. These include the rulings of the Northern Ireland High Court and Court of Appeal which identify a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...is a matter of great concern. I raised this directly with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at our first in-person meeting here in Dublin. It was also raised by the Minister for Justice and me on 24 April at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference at Hillsborough Castle. I will continue to raise this issue and take the clearly expressed will of this House forward in all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...Jim O'Callaghan, and I continue at every opportunity to pursue this matter. The Deputy is right that we want to get to an agreement in terms of a framework on legacy, whereby truth, reconciliation and justice can be accessed by people right across this island. It would be extraordinarily helpful for the British Government to recognise the express wish of this House and come forward with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...It would be a big benefit if a number of other countries were to join Ireland in passing legislation that we believe is compatible with EU law and we were to ground that in the narrow route that is the International Court of Justice advisory opinion and the Attorney General's advice that flows form that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...meeting of the council in Lviv on 9 May, as well as a ministerial meeting of the core group for the establishment of a special tribunal to ensure that those responsible for Russia’s aggression face justice. The Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, attended these meetings as a further signal of the Government’s steadfast support for Ukraine. In April, the Minister of State,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...this week to renew our mandate at UNIFIL for another 12 months. On the killing of Private Sean Rooney, we absolutely will continue to raise the issue at every opportunity. His family needs justice. There needs to be accountability. That must happen and the Lebanese authorities must bring it about.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...in his or her home and community. I join the Deputy in praising the community workers and local gardaí for the excellent work they do in the area. I will talk directly to the Minister for Justice about the King's Island area and the need for more support and resourcing for the Garda. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy directly.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ..., value for money and the fact people have been here quite a while. People want to get on with their lives and a lot of work is done to try to do that correctly. On the decisions the Department of Justice and Government take around the location of IPAS centres, it is well known it is Government policy to get to a number of State-led, State-owned facilities, including the one in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Ireland is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and views it as the cornerstone of the international system of criminal justice. In order for the Court to deliver on its unique mandate to end impunity for the world’s most heinous crimes, it is vital that the universality of the ICC’s Rome Statute is achieved through the broadest possible membership of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...measures that seek to influence the investigation of the Court with regards to Palestine, or any other situation. Ireland has also filed a Declaration of Intervention at the International Court of Justice in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention on 6 January; and in The Gambia’s case against Myanmar on 20 December 2024. On 28 February of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Simon Harris: On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice delivered an Advisory Opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The Court’s principal conclusion was that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was unlawful and that it must be brought to an...

Apology to Shane O'Farrell and his Family: Statements (27 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...sisters, Hannah, Gemma, Aimee and Pia, this very far from your first time in this House, or in the environs of Government Buildings. I had the honour of meeting you when I served as Minister for Justice. I was in awe of you all. I was in awe of your family and I was in awe of the might of a mother fighting for justice for her son. I saw at first hand your fortitude and determination to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (27 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...its contracting parties to prevent it. In this context, Ireland has been unequivocal in calling for the full implementation of the binding preliminary measures issued by the International Court of Justice in South Africa’s case against Israel under that Convention and has promoted that message tirelessly with EU and international partners.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy McAuliffe. He raises an interesting and fair point, and it is one that comes up quite a lot. I will certainly commit to engaging with the Minister for Justice on this. We are going through a period of reform in the passport service. Many challenges that used to exist, including delays in getting passports, are, thankfully, gone. Many people are pleasantly shocked at how...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 May 2025)

Simon Harris: ...a significant amount of money, including through UNRWA, to the Palestinian Authority and in aid. We do not just say words. We have joined with South Africa on a case in the International Court of Justice on the genocide convention. We have worked to try to build a majority at the European Union, which now exists, in terms of the association agreement. The Deputy is correct regarding...