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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: It is not spin, it is fact.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: "No" is the straight answer to the Deputy's last question. Like everybody else in government, I appreciate the pressures the health service is under and the pressures that are sometimes imposed on parents and families. There are a lot of good things happening in healthcare but there are also real pressure points. Deputy O'Connell, as a mother and a Government Deputy, was expressing a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy's fake outrage is a bit much.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: I take questions in this House every Thursday and almost every week, understandably, healthcare issues are raised.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Deputies opposite stand up each week and try to spin the message that the Government does not care about or know what is going on, which is nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: A Deputy who is also a mother was understandably frustrated. The Government understands-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: We are investing €17 billion in the healthcare system next year, which is significantly more than was ever before allocated. We are prioritising how that is spent, depending on the pressures that emerge from week to week and month to month. We have committed additional funding of €26 million to the winter initiative, the purpose of which is to ensure that throughput in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Participation (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D., visited Bahrain on 21 November, leading a trade delegation. He was accompanied by an official from the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh, which is accredited to Bahrain.   The Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade worked with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: My Department participated in the National Ploughing Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in order to increase public understanding of the public services provided by the Department and how the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Ireland’s diplomatic missions abroad engage with Ireland’s international partners and wider audiences to advance the interests of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 72 together. The Government, as a matter of practice, does not comment on leaked documents. However, we remain deeply concerned over the credible reports of the treatment of ethnic Uighurs and other minorities in the Xinjiang region. We, along with our EU partners, take these reports very seriously and have raised our concerns at official and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Ireland strongly condemns all forms of persecution on the basis of religion or belief, irrespective of where they occur or who the victims are. We are committed to promoting freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as well as the rights of persons belonging to religious minorities. This commitment to promoting freedom of religion or belief is reaffirmed in the Global Island:...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The question of Ireland’s ratification of the Antarctic Treaty and related agreements comprising the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) has been examined in some detail by the Government and Offices concerned. Accession by Ireland to the ATS would require enactment of complex legislation and impose a substantial administrative burden on the Government Departments concerned for relatively...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: It is not possible to provide the precise reason for these requests. This is due to the requirement that suitable and specific measures are taken to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects, my Department is not privy as to why the information is being sought by the public authority. These requests are normally made under Section 41 (b) Data Protection Act 2018. An...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Prior to the introduction of the Data Protection Act 2018, the Passport Service complied with the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. Under the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018, the Passport Service shared data as requested by An Garda Síochána and other authorities under Section 8 of the Data Protection Act 1988 as amended by the Data Protection Act 2003.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (27 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: No agency staff are employed at the Headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As with the majority of foreign services, the diplomatic Missions of the Department are staffed by a mix of posted officers recruited at Headquarters and locally-engaged staff. As posted officers rotate to and from HQ, locally-engaged staff are essential to the operation of diplomatic missions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Ireland, like all EU Member States and the EU itself, adheres to the One China policy and does not recognise Taiwan as a State. As such, for Irish citizens born in Taiwan, it is not possible to populate the country of birth information field on their Irish passport with wording other than that of “Taiwan, Province of China (TWN)”. This is the official designation used by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (27 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Ireland will seek to maintain a strong and enduring relationship with our nearest neighbour, the United Kingdom, following its departure from the European Union.  This relationship, and our future engagement, will be underpinned by the Common Travel Area, and the Institutions and principles of the Good Friday Agreement.  As part of “Global Ireland - Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (27 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Further to my reponse to Parliamentry Question No. 101 of 5 November 2019, I am advised that a member of the Foreign Births Registration Team has been in contact with the applicant directly and these applications have now been approved.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, made under the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946, gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in and over Ireland. Strict conditions apply to overflights by any and all foreign military aircraft through Irish sovereign airspace. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Budget Contribution (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The European Commission published its proposals for the 2021-2027 MFF on 2 May 2018. The Commission proposal envisaged a budget of 1.114% of EU 27 GNI, equivalent to €1.134 trillion over the seven-year period. The Commission proposal was the starting point for discussions that have been ongoing in the Council and European Parliament since then. The European Parliament is required to...