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Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The reason I say this is I did what the Senator suggested and read the report myself. I do not have to depend on advice from officials on how to assess a report like this. I have been through quite a number of inquiries, from my earliest days in the Department of Education when I set up the first ever inquiry into religious institutions and industrial schools. There is considerable trauma...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: In all walks of life the multidisciplinary approach is now key. Why are lots of people being recruited out of our Defence Forces? I agree with Senator Craughwell in one respect. There is a lot of education in the Defence Forces. There is a huge commitment to learning. I was in Collins Barracks recently. There is fantastic expertise in the area of ordinance and drone technology and so...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: Travel to the different regions of France represents an important aspect of the work of our Ambassador to France, Niall Burgess, and his team at our Embassy in Paris and has been identified as a priority activity under the Government's strategy for strengthening our bilateral relations with France. During 2022, the focus of the Ambassador's travel programme was heavily influenced by France's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: I exchanged letters with Foreign Minister Wong in January of this year, following my appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and extended an invitation to her to visit Ireland. A visit by Foreign Minister Wong, when her schedule permits, would be most welcome and would offer an opportunity to continue the close dialogue between Ireland and Australia. Ireland and Australia have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application was approved by the Passport Service on 19 April 2023. The Passport Service will issue a Foreign Birth Registration certificate to the applicant in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application was received by the Passport Service on 9 March 2023. The turnaround time for paper based applications is 8 weeks. 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 (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the requirements of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended (the 2008 Act). In accordance with Section 10(3) of the 2008 Act, if an applicant for a passport applies to have a passport issued in a name other than the name entered in their most recent passport, the Minister shall require the applicant to produce such evidence as appears to him or her to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application has been approved by the Passport Service and a Foreign Birth Registration certificate has been issued to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific case about which the Deputy has enquired, the parents can apply for Foreign Birth Registration on behalf of their child through my Department's website. Details on how to apply and the requirements for the application can be found here www.dfa.ie/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-bir th/ Registering a foreign birth - Department of Foreign Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: I can assure the Deputy that my Department is aware of this case and providing consular assistance. The Embassy of Ireland in the United Arab Emirates has been actively engaging with the authorities on the citizen’s status in the country and the remaining administrative impediments to him returning to Ireland. My Department will continue to provide support on the case where...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has been unable to identify a Foreign Birth Registration application for the applicant using the application number provided. The Passport Service has contacted the Deputy's office directly for further details.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: It is the understanding of my Department that Mr. Binder was arrested in Greece in 2018 and was charged in relation to a number of offences. On 13 January 2023, the case concerning the misdemeanour charges against Mr. Binder was annulled, while a separate felony case remains at an investigative stage. As Mr. Binder is a German citizen, consular assistance is being provided by the German...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has approved this application and a Foreign Birth Registration certificate has been issued to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has approved this application and will be in contact with the applicant in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: From time to time, the Department of Foreign Affairs contracts companies to provide audit, tax and related advisory services, most frequently to Embassies managing significant development cooperation programmes. In the past 12 months, one contract was in place with KPMG Uganda, managed by the Embassy of Ireland to Uganda. The contract was for the audit of a grant partner project and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service is maintained and developed. This is to enable the Defence Forces to carry out the roles assigned by Government, as set out in the White Paper on Defence. In this context, the principal aim over the period of the White Paper is to replace and upgrade, as required,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The issue raised by the Deputy relates to the operation of Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012. This legislation comes under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012 provides for the abatement of a public service pension where a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 to 156, inclusive, together. The deployment of any naval assets to Operation Irini requires the approval of the Government and Dáil Éireann in accordance with the “Triple Lock” provisions of the Defence Acts. On 5 April, the Government approved the deployment of a Naval Service Vessel for service as part of Operation Irini for a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will aware, with the use by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth of parts of the installation to house those persons seeking refuge, those community groups who where using the premises on an unlicensed basis have been assured that their use on such a basis could continue. To that end I am advised that the LDA, who will be the eventual...