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

Micheál Martin: A project team, comprising senior civil and military personnel, has commenced work on planning for military radar capabilities, including primary radar. This is one of the early actions identified in a High Level Action Plan published in response to last year's report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. Work carried out to date includes identification of requirements and research into...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: I am deeply concerned at reports of the ongoing obstruction of the Lachin corridor since 12 December, and the impact on ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno Karabakh. In a ruling on 21 December, the European Court of Human Rights called on the government of Azerbaijan to take all measures within its jurisdiction to ensure safe passage through the Lachin Corridor of seriously ill persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (24 Jan 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: Official Engagements (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland and Australia enjoy close diplomatic relations, anchored in shared values and close people to people links. Our Embassies are engaged in a range of activities to deepen our engagement. In 2021, we celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations with Australia. Ireland and Australia share a common outlook and shared values on many global issues. We also work closely with Australia in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the comments to which the Deputy refers. Respect for human rights and the promotion of human rights is a cornerstone of Irish foreign policy. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is a key priority for Ireland. One of the fundamental aspects in achieving Ireland’s overarching foreign policy goal of a more equal, peaceful, and sustainable world is gender...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: I am deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation on the ground in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland has engaged actively on this issue, including in the context of our tenure on the UN Security Council. At a meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on 19 December, Ireland highlighted that 2022 was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (24 Jan 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: Foreign Birth Registration (24 Jan 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: Middle East (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s position on Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is crystal clear; the continued establishment and expansion of settlements violates international law, undermines prospects for a two-State solution and is a major obstacle to a just, lasting and comprehensive peace. This position was reiterated by Ireland at the meeting of the UN Security Council on 19...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the terms of the Passports Act, 2008, as amended (“the Act“). The Act provides, among other things, that a person must be an Irish citizen before a passport can be issued to that person. In order to meet this requirement, each passport applicant must demonstrate an entitlement to Irish citizenship by providing acceptable documentary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: On 29 December, the UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution (77/247), which included a request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on issues arising from Israel’s continuing occupation of Palestinian territory. Ireland voted in favour of this Resolution. Ireland is a strong supporter of the ICJ, and welcomes the increased recourse of States to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: The majority of grants paid by the Department of Foreign Affairs are made available to charities and NGOs both in Ireland and abroad. However a small proportion of funding is made available for for-profit business through the awarding of grants through the Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP). The AADP is a joint programme run by the Department of Foreign Affairs and The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: The military authorities have provided the requested information in the table below: Personnel Stream Strength as at 12/01/2023 Qualified Military Aircraft Technicians 175 Qualified Military Avionics Technicians 29 Apprentice Military Aircraft Technicians 62 A Military Aircraft Technician (MAT)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: Members of the Defence Forces who were allocated a Married Quarter and who subsequently retire, or leave are required under Regulation to return vacant possession of that property. Where the property is not vacated those remaining in the property, be they the former serving member, their spouse, children and/or other person, are regarded as Overholding. My Department has no agreement with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Defence Forces Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) sets out a programme of anticipated project delivery based on the achievement of the high-level goals as set out in White Paper 2015.The Plan is iterative in nature thus ensuring that it remains relevant and that investment is targeted where most needed. A midterm review of the Plan was recently completed by my Department and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: There have been no payments of non-repayable monies by the Department of Defence through grants, funding supports, tax breaks or other means to businesses in the specified years. Payments made by my Department to businesses are only issued in respect of the supply of goods and services.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: I understand the designation was made in May 2017. Mayo County Council drafted a planning scheme for the SDZ, which it signed off in 2019. The board of IWAK has been engaging with key stakeholders on the matter, primarily on enterprise development. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment allocated €50,000 in 2022 for a feasibility study under the regional enterprise...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: Again, the Deputy chooses to dismiss anything said on this side of the House. What I said, of course, was that the State is investing significantly in forestry through the increased premiums, which will largely benefit farmers who wish to use existing farmland for forestry. The premiums have been increased dramatically by 46%, and by 66% in certain cases. That is a State allocation that is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: On Deputy Tóibín's remarks, my focus is on solutions to these issues. He referred to all the accident and emergency departments that were closed through the years. I am very clear that there were clinical decisions-----