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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 to 150, inclusive, together. In July 2022, the then Minister for Defence accepted the recommendation of the joint civil-military Working Group on Decommissioning that the decommissioning and disposal of three (3) Naval Service ships, namely LÉ Eithne P31, LÉ Orla P41, and LÉ Ciara P42, should be progressed as soon as practicable, taking...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (8 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: In September 2020,the then Minister for Defence received a submission from the Defence Forces in relation to the regeneration of the Naval Service, and following this submission a Civil/Military Working Group was established to decommission Naval Service ships under the Naval Service Regeneration Action Plan . The Working Group on Decommissioning recommended that the decommissioning and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8, 12 and 22 together. I welcome the decision by the International Court of Justice to order provisional measures in the South Africa v Israel case. In particular, the Court’s order to Israel to ensure its military does not commit actions prohibited under the Genocide Convention - and takes immediate and effective measures to enable the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 13 and 25 together. The legal basis for the EU’s trade relations with Israel is the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which entered into force in June 2000. Article 82 of the Agreement provides that it is concluded for an unlimited period, and therefore it does not require any renewal. I advocate consistently for the European Union to more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application raised by the Deputy, the Passport Service requires further time to look into the issue and will respond once we have further information.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs has undertaken 31 visits overseas on official business since taking up his current role, some involving multiple destinations. The table below outlines the dates and destinations of each visit and the associated flight and hotel costs. In some cases, there are no commercial flight costs, as the Government jet was used, while in other cases...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Advertising (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department uses traditional and online advertising primarily to promote essential services to citizens at home and abroad, including passport and consular services. In recent years, public awareness campaigns in relation to COVID-19 travel restrictions and Brexit have formed a significant part of campaigns. The Department also uses traditional and online advertising to communicate to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs does not employ third parties to deal with public relations.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: External legal services can be required by the Department of Foreign Affairs - at headquarters and at any of our 100 overseas Missions - for a variety of reasons, principally for advice on employment contracts and other human resources issues that can arise and for advice on rental contracts and other property-related legal issues. The amount spent by the Department of Foreign Affairs on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table that follows. On office space, the Office of Public Works provides furnished office accommodation for the Department within the state. Outside of the State, my Department is responsible for the cost of leasing office premises for our diplomatic and consular offices. The cost of furniture for these premises also falls to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued a passport to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: At present the EU has extensive sanctions on Iran in relation to aspects of the nuclear and military sectors, and on specific persons and entities in relation to human rights violations. There are many concerns about Iran at present, including human rights issues, the repression of dissent, Iran's nuclear activities, and Iran's association with groups which are engaged in conflict and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the standard turnaround time for child renewal applications is 15 working days from the date the Passport Service receives the required supporting documents. The applicant's supporting documents were received on 22 January 2024. This application is within the standard turnaround time and has not yet reached its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Online service offers citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This award-winning service has allowed for the centralisation of passport processing and has resulted in greater efficiencies for our citizens and for the Passport Service. Passport Online is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers processing times up...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Irish 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...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am informed by the military authorities that six personnel have entered into the military medicine training scheme since its inception. Three of these have left before, or shortly after, a service commitment would have arisen, and therefore were not required to refund the cost of their training.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The overall Defence property portfolio consists of a diverse range of facilities from conventional military barracks to forts, camps and training lands. The following is a list of the 12 permanently occupied Defence Forces installations in which the Army is located across the State: Collins’ Barracks, CorkFinner Camp, Ballyshannon, Co. DonegalCathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have been advised by Military Management that since 2018 one member of the Australian Defence Forces has attended the Military College, Defence Forces Training Centre, undertaking an International Military Policy Course in May 2018 for two weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Travel (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The table below sets out details in regard to the number of times that I, as Minister for Defence, embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government in December 2022 and the associated travel and accommodation costs of those visits, together with the geographical location of each visit, the number of days that I spent abroad on such trips,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I assume the Deputy is referring to the cost of procuring a new Multi-Role Vessel (MRV) to replace the now decommissioned former flagship LÉ Eithne. Marine advisors have been appointed by my Department to support this procurement, and work is underway which will inform a public tender competition, in line with the Public Spending Code, in due course. The cost of any potential new...