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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Registration of Births (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, can be a detailed and complex process often involving certificates covering three generations and several jurisdictions. Applications requiring clarification or further documents can take longer to process. The volume of applications for citizenship through Foreign Birth Registration is particularly high at present. Along with an increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service offers a range of convenient channels for submission of passport applications by Irish citizens, at home and abroad. Advice and guidance on these channels and other useful information on passports is available on the Department’s website at www.dfa.ie/passport. The award-winning Online Passport Renewal Service was launched in March 2017 and offers the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. The Taoiseach, my Government colleagues and I take every opportunity to engage with EU partners regarding issues arising from the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss these, and other matters, with the German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, during his visit to Dublin on 9...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Government engages frequently with the Canadian Government and Canadian elected representatives on all aspects of the Canada-Ireland relationship and on other issues of mutual concern. There have been strong and sustained Canadian-Irish bilateral contacts in recent years, including the successful state visit by Prime Minister Trudeau in July 2017 and a follow up visit by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I am gravely concerned by the ongoing political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, which continues to deteriorate. The worsening crisis is causing mass migration that creates challenges to host communities and to regional stability. This crisis is having a dire impact on the Venezuelan population both inside and outside the country, and on the neighbouring countries...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I am very concerned by the recent escalation of violence in Rakhine State and I call for the immediate cessation of violence before further loss of life. All sides must exercise restraint and respect their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians. I welcome the unilaterally declared ceasefire by the Military in many of the conflict areas in the North and East...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right, which is replicated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, includes freedom to change one’s religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private and to manifest one’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: From time to time my Department receives comments from members of the public giving feedback on how we could improve our services both at home and at our Missions abroad. We are committed to constantly improving how we conduct our business and to ensuring that our staff across all offices, both in Ireland and our global network of Embassies and Consulates, act in a highly professional manner...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: There is no secrecy.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: Bilateral relations with South Africa are managed by our Embassy in Pretoria. Ireland enjoys a strong and positive relationship with South Africa. With the launch of ‘Global Ireland: Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025’, the Government is committed to doubling the scope and impact of Ireland’s global footprint in the period ahead, while also continuously reviewing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: My Department engages in advertising and public awareness campaigns where there is important information that needs to be brought to the attention of citizens. Some examples of these campaigns have included the Online Passport Renewals Service and a ‘Citizens Dialogue on the Future of Europe’ initiative. A public information campaign to promote awareness of Government-wide...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm to the Deputy that I am aware of this difficult and long-running consular case and have been in written contact with the citizen’s family here in Ireland. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been providing ongoing consular assistance to the family of this citizen since first being made aware of the case. Officials from my Department have met regularly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: The amount spent by my Department on social media advertising in 2016, 2017 and to date 2018 is laid out in the table below. This expenditure is incurred to promote information around particular public awareness campaigns where there is important information that needs to be brought to the attention of citizens. The projected social media spend for the Department in 2019 is still being...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: My Department engages in advertising and public awareness campaigns where there is important information that needs to be brought to the attention of citizens. Some examples of these campaigns have included the Online Passport Renewals Service, a “Citizens Dialogue on the Future of Europe” initiative, the UN Security Council Campaign, the “Getting Ireland Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: The General Affairs Council is not attended by members of the SNP or the Welsh Assembly, with the UK being represented by UK Government Ministers. As such, I have not spoken with either SNP or Welsh Assembly representatives at, or in relation to, these EU meetings. However, as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I continue to engage on a regular basis with the First Ministers of both...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Expenditure (18 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: Since my appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in June 2017, I have overseen and co-ordinated a sustained intensification of Brexit preparedness. As part of these efforts, the Government has organised “Getting Ireland Brexit Ready” public information events around Ireland to inform and advise about Brexit preparedness, and the range of support measures and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (18 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 124 to 128, inclusive, together. A no-deal Brexit would mean that on 30 March the UK’s status under EU law would change from that of an EU Member State to that of a third country with no trade or co-operation agreements in place with the EU. The UK would no longer be subject to the corpus of EU law, known as the EU acquis. This would have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Registration of Births (18 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, can be a detailed and complex process often involving certificates covering three generations and several jurisdictions. Applications requiring clarification or further documents can take longer to process. The volume of applications for citizenship through Foreign Birth Registration is particularly high at present. Along with an increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (18 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: The Government engages frequently with the US Administration and US elected representatives, both Republican and Democrat, on all aspects of the Ireland-US relationship and on other issues of mutual concern. I have had significant engagements in the US this year. In February, I met with then US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson; Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen; Special...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. The cases referred to by the Deputy are the subject of ongoing judicial proceedings. As such it would not be appropriate for me to make an intervention or statement on the matter. There are no plans for Irish officials to attend these legal proceedings or to provide funding to NGOs to attend. I am kept informed of developments in...