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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: There are no civil servants in my Department seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty/acting allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: There are certain passport applications for applicants resident in Ireland that require forms to be witnessed by a member of An Garda Síochána. The witnessing of these forms is a vital element of the identity verification process for the Passport Service, as it provides initial assurance that the person in the photograph is the same person presenting to submit the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant's parent directly in relation to the application. 

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: There are currently no staff in my Department seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty/acting allowance. There are currently no staff in my Department seconded for more than 10, 20 or 30 years. 

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York serves as UN Security Council Facilitator of Resolution 2231, which endorsed the Iranian nuclear deal, the JCPOA. Through this work Ireland is doing our utmost to support implementation of the agreement, which offers the best means to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation. In this regard I have been in regular...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 430 and 431 together. The Department's 12 HQ properties in Dublin city and county, Limerick and Cork are provided by the Office of Public Works and none are unused or unoccupied. There are no bodies under the aegis of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application referred to by the Deputy, the Passport Service wrote to the applicant on 15 August 2018. This application has been cancelled. The applicant can submit a new application at any time.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: 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. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: Approximately 10% of total applications received by the Passport Service are submitted by applicants resident in Northern Ireland. 87% of these applicants apply through Passport Online. Currently, the Passport Service is issuing passports to 84% of adult online renewal applicants and 50% of child online renewal applicants within 3 working days or less. 60% of online applications...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: The European Green Deal is the European Commission’s overarching plan to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, while boosting the competitiveness of European industry and ensuring a just transition for the regions and workers affected. Ireland fully supports the ambition set out in the European Green Deal and its aim to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 and 453 together. The Government remains deeply concerned by evidence-based reports of human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang. Ireland welcomed publication of the report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights concerns in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, published on 31 August. The report found that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 454 together. I remain concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the West Bank. It is clear that the increase in violence and incursions by the Israel Defense Forces is contributing to an already fragile situation. Ireland has engaged actively on this issue, including in the context of our tenure on the UN Security Council. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been made aware of the challenges that some active and former members of the Irish Defence Forces have experienced in applying for US visa waivers (ESTA) due to travel they have undertaken, as part of their official duties, to Syria or other countries designated ‘countries of concern’ by the US Department of Homeland Security. US immigration regulation and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I remain concerned by ongoing demolitions in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem. Demolitions and seizures of Palestinian property and humanitarian aid accelerated in 2022, and this year has seen a record high number of Palestinians affected by demolitions, evictions and confiscations. Ireland has been proactive in ensuring that these issues are highlighted at the UN Security...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, this application is within the current turnaround time and has not yet reached the issue-by date.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the specific query raised by the Deputy, the Embassy in Paris has engaged with the applicant on a number of occasions. The Passport Service has contacted the applicant directly and will continue to engage with them with the aim of resolving the issue.