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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passport to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 2024)

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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Equipment (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department has spent the following amounts on mobile phone handsets and billing in Ireland in the period 2022 to date. Year Number of Devices Total Cost (Handsets + Billing) 2022 551 €229,847 2023 598 €265,055 2024 (Jan -Oct) 596 €143,533 ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the application about which the Deputy has enquired, the number provided is not a valid application number. The passport service has contacted the Deputy’s office for clarification however without the correct application number the Passport Service cannot comment on the Deputy’s query. The Passport Service Customer Service Hub has dedicated agents to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's Consul General in Los Angeles has not been in direct contact with the Governor of Hawaii in 2024 However, the Consul General visited Hawaii in September 2023 in the aftermath of the devastating fires on Maui. In addition to meeting with members of the Irish community affected by this tragedy, the Consul General met with the Lt. Governor of Hawaii, Sylvia Luke, as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s Embassy in Washington DC, as our representative office in the United States, leads on Ireland’s political, economic, and people-to-people relations across the United States. In addition to the Embassy’s engagement on a national scale, it also has consular responsibility for Washington, DC and the surrounding states of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant directly in relation to the application.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs does not recruit for the civil service grade of Solicitor. However, in order to work as a Legal Adviser or Assistant Legal Adviser in the Department of Foreign Affairs, officers are required to have been called to the Bar of Ireland and be enrolled as a barrister in the State or have been admitted and be enrolled as a solicitor in the State. There are 14...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 2024)

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. FBR applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The table below shows the number of vacancies by grade at the end of August 2023 and at the end of August 2024. Grade Number of Vacancies 2023 Number of Vacancies 2024 Principal Officer 2 0 Assistant Principal Officer 3 2 Higher Executive Officer 4 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: As a critical component of the measures taken to ensure the security of Óglaigh na hÉireann, security vetting, for both Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) and Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) applicants, is conducted to ensure the suitability of candidates to occupy the role for which they have applied. This vetting is conducted with the assistance of An Garda Síochána (AGS). ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: It has not been possible to provide a response in the time allocated for PQs. I will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will appreciate, for security and operational reasons, given the sensitive nature of such matters it would not be appropriate for me to disclose details of surveillance operations undertaken by the Defence Forces. However, I wish to advise the Deputy that in relation to the Defence Forces' military intelligence function, there are a number of statutory provisions on which they...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: There are a number of civil servants in my Department who have availed of career break in accordance with the provisions of Circular 4/2013. I can confirm that a total of 4 civil servants availed of a career break in 2023, 2 Executive Officers and 2 Clerical Officers and one further Clerical Officer availed of a career break in 2024, none of which exceeded a period of 5 years or more.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Service (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I confirm that the provisions of Circular 4/2013 are strictly complied with in all cases where civil servants avail of a career break in my Department. As per the Circular, the onus is on each individual to notify the Department of their intention to return to work at least two months in advance of the end of their career break. My Department facilitates a return to work as soon as a vacancy...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: l am advised that Defence Forces personnel on overseas tours of duty are debriefed before repatriation and informed of the supports available to them should they experience issues upon return home. Personnel are also examined by a military medical officer prior to repatriation and may raise any concerns at that examination. In the event of further care being required, personnel have...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Defence Forces Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) sets out a programme of project delivery for the years 2023 to 2027. The following capital works in the DFTC, (Curragh Camp, Kildare) are completed or nearing completion at a total investment of almost €35m: Upgrade of Accommodation at Plunkett Barracks- Completed 2020 Ammunition storage – Completed 2020 New Electric...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Land Staff team, among other duties, carry out tidying of roadsides by regular litter picking along the verges which they convey to bins in their work yard. An external firm is contracted to remove waste stemming from illegal encampments and fly-tipping. To date in 2024 (as at 10th October) the total cost, including VAT, spent with the contracted service provider for the removal of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 159 and 161 together. The Curragh of Kildare bye-laws date from 1964 and detail the enforcement measures available in the event of a breach of same, to which I refer the Deputy for further details. Given the range of matters covered in this legislation, it is not possible to provide general information on the total reported number of infringements....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160, 162 and 163 together. The grazing of sheep is permitted on the green and blue lands of the Curragh Plains subject to the owners of those sheep being able to prove they have an entitlement to use the grazing rights, either by virtue of their ownership of specific land parcels as specified in Schedule 1 of the original 1870 Curragh of Kildare Act, or...