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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The fees for citizenship through entry on the Foreign Births Register are set out in Statutory Instrument number 47/2013 - Foreign Births Regulations 2013, which provides for fees as follows: Under 18 Registration: €125 + €20.00 for the certificate Over 18 Registration: €250 + €20.00 for the certificate These fees are uniform irrespective of where a person applies...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The Embassy of Ireland in Sofia, Bulgaria is accredited on a non-residential basis to Georgia. Ireland enjoys excellent relations with Georgia. 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: An application for the individual named was registered with the Passport Service on the 2 October 2018. The Passport Service has been in touch with the applicant regarding the latest status of his application and has explained what is required to allow his application be processed as quickly as possible. The Passport Service aims to process all passport applications submitted via...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: Based on 2017 application volumes, the Passport Service has calculated the potential annual cost of reducing the passport application fee to €60 for applicants over 75 years of age to be just under half a million euros. The cost of the standard ten year adult Irish passport compares favourably with many other jurisdictions. At a cost of €80, which breaks down to €8...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Conferences (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: A number of developing countries, led by Ecuador and South Africa, have proposed the elaboration of an internationally legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises and in this regard an Inter-Governmental Working Group was established in 2014 on foot of a resolution of the Human Rights Council. The next session of the Inter-Governmental Working...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I am all too aware of the awful human suffering caused by the Syria conflict. There has clearly been a pattern of deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure by the Syrian regime and its allies, as we saw in Eastern Ghouta earlier this year. These acts are reprehensible and in direct contravention of international humanitarian law and I have made my views...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (9 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The ICT Unit of the Department provides a secure email service and the Department’s ICT Security Policy governs the use of the email system for all staff, contractors, agents and third parties. There is no stand-alone policy governing Ministerial use of private email and therefore the issue of publication does not arise. I use my Departmental secure email account for confidential...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy should know, there is a tendering process under way in which the Minister has no hand, act or part.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: There is an evaluation process that involves an independent assessment team, independent of the Minister's office. When that investment team reports, the Government will be able to make decisions.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I am afraid not this session and we do not have a date at the moment. I am sure the Deputy raising it in the Dáil will mean it will come onto the radar.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I will have to ask the Minister for Health to come back to the Deputy on that. He has outlined the case very clearly.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. It is clearly an important one for Dundalk. I am sure the Government and State agencies will do everything they possibly can to work with the company. If there are difficulties that we can help with, I am sure we will be very proactive on that. I assure the Deputy that I will raise the issue personally with the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, for him...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy knows, a process and an evaluation must conclude before a decision can be finalised on that. I will ask the Minister for Health to come back to him on timescales.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: This is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The Deputy will get his answer next week.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I understand there is some work ongoing on a memorandum of understanding on how we bring forward and progress Private Members' Bills because many such Bills have been passed. It is also my understanding that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, is, in principle, supportive of what Deputy Howlin is trying to do in his Bill.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I will revert to the Deputy with a timescale from the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I know the Deputy has done a good deal of work in this area. The last time I answered a question from him on this issue it received a negative reaction, which I had not intended to provoke. What we are trying to do is have a streamlined licensing system that can allow families to access appropriate drugs under the supervision and support of a consultant doctor. It will mean those decisions...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: It is not that straightforward. Military flights require specific diplomatic clearance from all countries through whose airspace they fly. These clearances require due notification, are time limited and must all be in place and aligned to allow a flight to proceed. In the case of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, additional clearances for the transit of military...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: This is not the same as flying home from Los Angeles or somewhere.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I caution people to show some understanding that the complexities of travel arrangements for military personnel-----