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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: An application for Irish citizenship through Foreign Births Registration (FBR) can be submitted by any person with a grandparent born in any part of Ireland or by any person whose parent received Irish citizenship prior to the birth of the applicant. The number of new entries made in the Foreign Births Register for the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017 are: 2014: 5,743 2015: 5,588 2016:...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: Irish citizens living outside the State may apply for an Irish passport through a number of channels, namely via the network of Irish Embassies, Consulates and Honorary Consuls worldwide, in person at the London Passport Office, through the online renewal system, or in the case of Northern Ireland through the Northern Ireland Passport Express service. The Passport Service does not compile...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland may apply for an Irish passport through the Northern Ireland Passport Express system, the online renewal system or in-person at the Passport Office in the State. Tracking of application numbers is in general carried out against method of application, rather than address of the applicant. The number of passports issued to Irish citizens on foot of an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Citizens’ Registration facility is administered by the Consular Directorate of my Department in concert with our network of Embassies and Consulates around the world. No registration facility is available within the Common Travel Area (Ireland/Great Britain). There are currently a total of 29,176 citizens registered on the system and this number is made up of a combination of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Office offers applicants a number of options for paying passport application fees, depending on which application method is used. For applications made in person at the Dublin or Cork Passport Offices, card payments may be taken only where both the card and the card-holder are present, with payments taken through secure chip & PIN terminals. Other means of payment such as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Government continues to avail of all opportunities to raise immigration reform and the status of the undocumented Irish in the US issue with the US administration and with contacts on Capitol Hill. We do not, however, underestimate the size of the challenge. This policy area has been a deeply divisive issue within the US political system for decades, with pronounced disagreement, even...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The European Union is a community of shared values, committed to defending democracy, human rights and the rule of law. At both the May and September General Affairs Councils, Ireland along with a large number of other Member States, stressed the importance of the Rule of Law and urged renewed dialogue between Poland and the Commission. I hope that progress can be made through further...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The European Union is a community of shared values, committed to defending democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The current situation in Hungary was extensively debated in the European Parliament on 26 April last, at which time the First Vice-President of the European Commission Timmermans and Prime Minister Orbán made extensive contributions to the debate. Fundamental values...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The general elections which took place in Chile on 19 November consisted of both Presidential and congressional elections. In the Presidential ballot, the candidate of the ‘Chile Vamos’ coalition, former President Sebastian Piñera, won 36.6% of the vote, with the candidate of the Nueva Mayoría coalition, Alejandro Guillier, in second position with 22.7%. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The situation in Venezuela continues to be a matter of serious concern to the Government. Gubernatorial elections took place on 15 October amidst numerous reported incidences of irregularity and the results were not recognised by a large part of the opposition. This has accentuated the political polarisation in the country. The EU has called for full transparency on the results of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: Ireland and our EU partners have consistently condemned the relentless expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory, which is unjust, provocative, and undermines the credibility of Israel’s commitment to a peaceful solution to the conflict. The introduction and settlement of communities of the occupying power, to alter the demography of the area, is unambiguously illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: As a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the Government, working with the British Government, has spared no effort in supporting and facilitating talks on the formation of a new Executive, over many months. However, devolved power-sharing government can only operate on the basis of an agreement reached between the two largest parties. The other parties represented in the Assembly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts Data (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Department is responsible for two votes - Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and in particular where ongoing independent evaluation and audit of programmes and projects is required. Professional services provided by external...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. . Tá Oifigeach Gaeilge ag an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála, mar atá leagtha amach i Scéim Teanga na Roinne. Tá Gaeilge líofa ag an té atá sa phost seo. Rinne mo Roinn ceapacháin anuraidh de bheirt dátheangach feidhmiúil eile dár seirbhísí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Issues and Implications of Brexit for Good Friday Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: I welcome everyone to the committee. I am delighted to have the opportunity to engage with the committee and I hope we will be able to have a real back and forth conversation that gets into the detail of some of the issues members would like us to try to address. Obviously, the big issues politically at present relate to Brexit in the context of the full implementation of the Good Friday...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Issues and Implications of Brexit for Good Friday Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: I will set a context for the meeting and put on the record some of the issues the Government is trying to address at present. I thank the committee for the invitation to meet and look forward to our discussion and to continuing to engage with the committee on the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process, which I think we would all agree is at a critical phase. I know that the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Issues and Implications of Brexit for Good Friday Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: I am here until 4.10 p.m. That will be two hours from when I came in to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Issues and Implications of Brexit for Good Friday Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: I believe that I have a pairing arrangement with the Ceann Comhairle. Maybe we could focus on the Senators' questions and the MPs questions. We could come back to the Deputies' questions when they return after the division.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Issues and Implications of Brexit for Good Friday Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: I will answer Deputy Breathnach's questions when he returns from the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Issues and Implications of Brexit for Good Friday Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: In response to Mr. Molloy's question on legacy issues and the consultation process which we hope will start soon, the idea and the sensible discussions concerned trying to get an Executive up and running and within weeks to build on that momentum and get a consultation process under way on the UK draft Bill on legacy. We will then try to bring forward positive political momentum as well as...