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- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the passport office on 27 May, 2010. If the applicant is required to travel urgently he should contact the passport office and provide details of his travel itinerary so that his application can be expedited.
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The passport for the applicant is question was posted to him on 4 June, 2010.
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The passport application for the person in question was registered with the Passport Office in Balbriggan on 17 May, 2010. If the applicant contacts the passport office and provides details of her urgent travel itinerary, her application will be expedited.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: There are no state agencies operating under the aegis of my Department.
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the passport office on 28 May, 2010. If the applicant has immediate travel plans she should contact the passport office and provide details of his travel itinerary so that his application can be expedited.
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The application in question was received in the passport office on 7 May, 2010 and was incomplete. Additional documentation has now been received in the passport office and the family were assured by the passport office that the passport will be issued in time for travel on June 15, 2010.
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: I utterly condemn the murder of over 90 members of the Ahmadi community in Lahore, as well as the terrible injuries visited upon so many others as they worshipped in two mosques in the city on 28 May. Nothing can justify attacks which cause such senseless carnage and destruction. On my own behalf, and on behalf of the Government, I extend my deepest sympathies to the bereaved families on...
- Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: I understand that the Tent of Nations project is an initiative of a Christian Palestinian family, the Nassars, who live close to Nahaelin in Bethlehem. This project was established in 2000 â the family own 100 acres which they were asked to evacuate in 1991 by the Israeli authorities but they contested the case in court and won on the basis of official documents that prove their ownership...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: There are no state agencies operating under the auspices of my Department. There are currently three bodies which operate under the aegis of my Department - The Development Education Advisory Committee, The Government Emigrant Services Advisory Committee (previously known as DÃon), and The Fulbright Commission (The Board of the Ireland â United States Commission for Educational Exchange)....
- Written Answers — Registration of Births: Registration of Births (3 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The two applications for foreign births registration were received in the Cork Passport Office on 31 March 2010. The applications were incomplete and there was a need for extra documentation. When the applications were complete, they were processed in the normal manner. The applications for Irish citizenship in respect of the two individuals have been approved and they were entered on the...
- Written Answers — Middle East Conflict: Middle East Conflict (3 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: I have reported to the House in detail on the questions raised by the Deputy, in the special debate held on Tuesday 1 June. I made clear the Government's condemnation of the use of military force which has led to the deaths of an estimated ten persons. I also reported on my meeting with the Israeli Ambassador in which I conveyed the Government's views through him to his authorities....
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: It is about legislation.
- Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: I am deeply concerned about the situation of North Korean migrants in China. As reported in January 2010 by the respected NGO, Human Rights Watch, most North Koreans who flee the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), do so by escaping through their country's northern border with China. The situation in the DPRK from which they flee has been described as "abysmal" by the UN Special...
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: On 27 May officials of my Department and the CPSU attended a mediation process at the invitation of the Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission. On 28 May a proposal was presented by Mr. Mulvey to both sides. The management side have accepted the proposals which are currently being considered by members of the union. I hope that agreement will allow the Passport Service to return...
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: I can confirm that the application was approved on 31 May, and the applicant will have the passport well in advance of her travel date.
- Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy will have seen the welcome news that on Saturday President Mutharika granted an unconditional pardon to Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, after meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. In a press conference announcing the pardon, the President stated that he had taken his decision on humanitarian grounds and that the law itself has not changed. I have been following the...
- Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: I thank all Senators, including the Acting Chairman, for their contributions to the debate. It follows the constructive debate yesterday in the other House where all parties agreed to the text of a motion. It is important that the Irish Houses of Parliament send a unified message to the international community that we condemn the Israeli attack on the flotilla, demand the immediate release...
- Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: We are not discussing an enhanced financial arrangement with Israel.
- Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: No one has said that.
- Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)
Micheál Martin: Yesterday evening I opened a debate in the other House in the immediate aftermath of the events off Gaza. I am glad also to be able to participate in the Seanad's consideration of this important issue which has generated a great deal of public interest and concern both here and elsewhere. This debate also gives me the chance to update the Oireachtas on the information I have to hand. The...