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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: So has France.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: Here we go.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: In the past 24 hours.

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I have just come from the Dáil, where we have agreed a motion expressing our support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. I understand that the Seanad will also shortly consider a motion on the issue and I wholeheartedly support its efforts in doing so. I know that party leaders have been talking about how they might do that this evening or tomorrow. It is right that...

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: It does, of course. Nobody is going back to Ukraine.

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I apologise to Senators for having had to leave for approximately half an hour during this debate. I assure them it was for a good reason relating to some of our consular interests in Ukraine. We are trying to work with families involved in very complex surrogacy cases in Kyiv at the moment and to put in place arrangements for them, which is very challenging in these circumstances. I will...

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: We are on the side of international law, the UN Charter, peace, European values, democracy, the rule of law and European solidarity with other countries around the world in the face of horrific Russian aggression. That is what we are on the side of. If people choose to try to undermine that message or not to work with us in sending a clear message to people in Ukraine who are literally...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: When the Taliban overthrew the democratically elected government of Afghanistan in August of last year, more than US$9 billion in reserves was held in the name of the Central Bank of Afghanistan (DAB) outside of Afghanistan, including an estimated US$7 billion in the US.  On 11 February the President of the United States signed an Executive Order regarding certain assets of the DAB held...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: Respect for human rights is an integral part of Ireland's foreign policy. With regard to Bahrain, I would refer the Deputy to my responses to PQs 6003/22, 6004/22, 3915/22, 3960/2, 59274/21, 59271/21, 58846/21, 58957/21, 47411/21, 45084/21, and 45118/21.  With regard to the accreditation of RCSI-Bahrain, this is a matter for the Irish Medical Council....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395, 398, 401, 403, 405, 412, 414, 423, 425, 426, 427, 433, 437 and 438 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: Diplomatic Representation (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: 'Global Ireland 2025' provides a cross-departmental roadmap to develop a broader and deeper platform to leverage Ireland's engagement globally. This initiative will continue to support efforts to grow and diversify export markets, inward investment and tourism and underpin economic recovery, in close coordination with the relevant State Agencies. In addition, the strategy will ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 397, 400, 407 and 416 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 (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant's parent directly to provide an update on the application. The Passport Service will make every effort to ensure that additional time is not lost due to the technical issue which occurred at the outset of this application process.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been pro-actively planning to ensure the necessary resources are in place to meet the current and expected level of demand for passports in 2022 and is making an unprecedented investment in the Passport Service in terms of additional staff and improvements to the passport processing and customer service systems. My Department is working intensively, in partnership with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs is fully committed to promoting gender, equality, diversity and inclusion and creating a culture of dignity and respect in the workplace, as set out in our Statement of Strategy 2021-2023. Over recent years, my Department has taken a proactive and strategic approach to advancing gender equality and wider diversity and inclusion issues. In 2012, a Management...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (1 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 (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific circumstances about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the citizen directly to advise of the steps required in relation to guardianship for his child's passport application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: On 20 January, my Department was made aware of the proposed military exercises, following notification of planned artillery tests sent to the Irish Aviation Authority by their Russian air traffic management counterparts, in line with the normal international processes under the Chicago Convention of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Following engagements with the Embassy of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (1 Mar 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. As a member...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (1 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland has a strong and flourishing bilateral relationship with Canada. Our two countries share deep historic ties. Canada is home to millions of people who claim Irish heritage, and has both historic and new Irish communities. The Consulate General of Ireland in Vancouver was opened in 2018 in order to facilitate a further deepening of the political and economic relationships with...