Results 481-500 of 46,014 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for this application were received on 01 May 2025. Turnaround time from the receipt of further supporting documents is 15 working days. This application is within the turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue-by date.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2025)

Simon Harris: There are three bodies under the aegis of my Department; the Army Pensions Board, established under the Army Pensions Act 1927, the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, established pursuant to the provisions of the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 and the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces (EOB), which was placed on a Statutory basis on 1 December 2024. Following publication...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to supporting free, fair and open trade. Our EU membership makes us part of the growing network of EU Free Trade Agreements, supporting more opportunity for exports and investment, helping support jobs and growth at home, maintaining strict EU standards on food safety, animal and plant health, and supporting better environmental and human rights standards around...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides consular assistance to Irish citizens who get into difficulty abroad within the remit of its Consular Assistance Charter. The provision of consular assistance is a cornerstone of the work of my Department and I place a strong emphasis on ensuring that our citizens receive timely and empathetic consular assistance. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Responsibility for the regulation of foreign aircraft landing or overflying the State is shared between Departments. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has primary responsibility for the regulation of foreign military and state aircraft, while the Minister for Transport leads on regulation of civil aircraft.  Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft)...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for this application were received on 02 May 2025 Turnaround time from the receipt of further supporting documents is 15 working days. This application is within the turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue-by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Public procurement, including for ICT equipment and services, is governed by EU and national rules and my Department ensures that appropriate procedures are followed for procurement activity. Departments are obliged to ensure that public procurement is discharged in line with the standard accounting and procurement rules and that contract prices represent best value for money.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for this application were received on 02 May 2025 Turnaround time from the receipt of further supporting documents is 15 working days. This application is within the turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue-by date

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has inquired, supporting documents for this application were received on 02 May 2025. This application is within the standard turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue by date.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Department of Defence procurement, including of ICT equipment and services, is conducted under the guidance of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). Central OGP frameworks are used where possible to procure ICT equipment.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: The murder of ten innocent workmen at Kingsmill in January 1976 is one of the most appalling atrocities of the Troubles. My thoughts are with the victims’ families and with Mr. Alan Black, the sole survivor of the attack. I would like to commend them for their unwavering courage and determination in their quest for truth and justice. The House may recall that the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Energy Usage (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is fully committed to the Climate Action Plan and its Climate Action Roadmap. The Department is striving to reach the targets to improve energy efficiency by 50% by 2030 and to reduce Green House Gas emissions by 51% by 2030. To date, DFAT has improved its energy performance by 38.6%, against the energy efficiency baseline of 2011 and has also...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, supporting documents for this application were received on 22 April 2025. This application is within the standard turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I am aware of arrests made and ongoing detention of a number of civil society activists by authorities in the province of Balochistan, in south-west Pakistan, in recent weeks and of the ongoing unrest in this region which has witnessed violent insurgencies and political and ethnic conflict in recent years. Ireland, through our Embassy in Islamabad, continues to monitor developments in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: Maintaining and strengthening bilateral relations with the US is a top priority for this Government. Ireland has nine missions in its diplomatic network in the US, including our Embassy in Washington DC and eight Consulates General. This network of US diplomatic missions has been expanded under the Global Ireland Strategy, with the opening new Consulates General in Los Angeles and Miami, to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Historical Conflicts (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: The Government views the terrible events which saw the deaths of a large number of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire as a tragedy, and has expressed deepest sympathy for the enormous suffering of the Armenian people during this period. The term ‘genocide’ has a particular meaning under international law. The Government has not taken a stance on whether those...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276, 277, 278, 279 and 283 together. My Department works closely with civil society partners, both at home and overseas, in the delivery of Irish Aid, the Government of Ireland's international development programme. Further information on Irish Aid funding, including a full list of civil society partners, is available in its annual report. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (13 May 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280, 281, 282 and 284 together. My Department expects the highest standards of governance and accountability from organisations in receipt of grants, in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform requirements for organisations in receipt of Exchequer funding. It reserves the right to reduce grants, stop transfers prematurely or withhold...