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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 159 together. I thank the Deputy for his questions. The particular human rights violations and abuses encountered by women and children, including sexual and gender-based violence, crosscuts all of Ireland’s engagement on both conflict and human rights. Violence against women and girls constitutes a serious human rights abuse, a form of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports. All turnaround times are at or well-ahead of target and there are no backlogs. Currently the majority of child online renewal applications are issuing within 6 days and online adult renewal applications are issuing within 2 working days. First-time online applications are being processed within 18-19 days. The advertised...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (25 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland continues to strongly support EU enlargement. 50 years of EU membership has transformed our economy and society, and increased our global influence. We believe that all European countries deserve the same opportunities, provided that they meet the necessary criteria. The EU provides a range of supports to candidate countries in order to assist them with the necessary reforms in...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have endeavoured to respond to the points that were made. Maybe I did not get to every case, but I commend the motion to the House.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions to the debate. There are a number of points to which I want to respond. Deputy Nolan made a point about me supposedly equating sexual assault with trips and falls. It was very unworthy of her to say that. I have rejected that in public. It was an outrageous distortion, to be frank, and I said that. It is not something I would ever do; in...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: There have been a whole range of drafts and they have been amended and amended. Anyone in the Gallery who was listening to Deputy Wynne's contribution would imagine I had produced the terms of reference last night on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, but that is not how it happened. In fact, we were of a view we had achieved a very substantial agreement. There was an issue around the random...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: It is.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: They are covered. That was clarified.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have said it.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: We said that already. The judge will deal with it.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: The judge will deal with it, but we have indicated to the groups-----

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: People have to have their legal costs addressed.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: No, that is not true.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I set up a few of investigations.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: No, they do not.

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I move: That Dáil Éireann: bearing in mind the serious allegations of discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the Defence Forces; noting the decision of Government, in January 2022, to establish an Independent Review Group (IRG) to examine such issues and provide recommendations and guidance to the Minister for Defence on measures and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports. All turnaround times are at or well-ahead of target and there are no backlogs. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days. Over 1 million applications were received by the Passport Service in 2023, and over 950,000 passports were issued. Passport Online was rolled out to an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland will hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026. It will be Ireland’s eighth EU Presidency, our most recent term in the role having been in 2013. During the six-month Presidency, Ireland will be responsible for driving the EU policy agenda and advancing work on EU legislative and policy initiatives. Irish Ministers and officials...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established as the first permanent international court to end impunity for the perpetrators of international crimes. The Court was established in 2002 with the entry into force of the Rome Statute. By its very existence the Court not only promotes and upholds the rule of law but also provides a means of bringing to account the perpetrators of the...