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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table that follows. On office space, the Office of Public Works provides furnished office accommodation for the Department within the state. Outside of the State, my Department is responsible for the cost of leasing office premises for our diplomatic and consular offices. The cost of furniture for these premises also falls to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: At present the EU has extensive sanctions on Iran in relation to aspects of the nuclear and military sectors, and on specific persons and entities in relation to human rights violations. There are many concerns about Iran at present, including human rights issues, the repression of dissent, Iran's nuclear activities, and Iran's association with groups which are engaged in conflict and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the standard turnaround time for child renewal applications is 15 working days from the date the Passport Service receives the required supporting documents. The applicant's supporting documents were received on 22 January 2024. This application is within the standard turnaround time and has not yet reached its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Online service offers citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This award-winning service has allowed for the centralisation of passport processing and has resulted in greater efficiencies for our citizens and for the Passport Service. Passport Online is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers processing times up...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Irish Government views the terrible events which saw the deaths of a large number of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire as a tragedy, and has expressed deepest sympathy for the enormous suffering of the Armenian people during this period. The term ‘genocide’ has a particular meaning under international law. The Government has not taken a stance on whether...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am informed by the military authorities that six personnel have entered into the military medicine training scheme since its inception. Three of these have left before, or shortly after, a service commitment would have arisen, and therefore were not required to refund the cost of their training.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The overall Defence property portfolio consists of a diverse range of facilities from conventional military barracks to forts, camps and training lands. The following is a list of the 12 permanently occupied Defence Forces installations in which the Army is located across the State: Collins’ Barracks, CorkFinner Camp, Ballyshannon, Co. DonegalCathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have been advised by Military Management that since 2018 one member of the Australian Defence Forces has attended the Military College, Defence Forces Training Centre, undertaking an International Military Policy Course in May 2018 for two weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Travel (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The table below sets out details in regard to the number of times that I, as Minister for Defence, embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government in December 2022 and the associated travel and accommodation costs of those visits, together with the geographical location of each visit, the number of days that I spent abroad on such trips,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I assume the Deputy is referring to the cost of procuring a new Multi-Role Vessel (MRV) to replace the now decommissioned former flagship LÉ Eithne. Marine advisors have been appointed by my Department to support this procurement, and work is underway which will inform a public tender competition, in line with the Public Spending Code, in due course. The cost of any potential new...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I wish to advise the Deputy, my Department spent the following amounts on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024: Year Expenditure 2014 €45,606.64 2015 €44,983.93 2016 €43,779.68 2017 €45,205.51 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available within the time frame sought. At the request of my Department the military authorities are conducting the search, retrieval and collation of same. I will arrange to have this information forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160, 164 and 165 together. I very much welcome the decision by the International Court of Justice to order provisional measures in the South Africa v Israel case last week. In particular, the Court’s order to Israel to ensure its military does not commit actions prohibited under the Genocide Convention - and takes immediate and effective measures...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I understand that the document referred to in the article provided by the Deputy is an internal document produced by the Council Secretariat under its own responsibility. I further understand that this is a factual account of the Hungarian economy and does not reflect the status of the ongoing negotiations. The document note does not outline any specific plan relating to the Multiannual...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I can assure the Deputy that officials in my Department have been in regular contact with the Irish citizen in this case and are continuing to provide consular assistance and guidance. I have met personally with the citizen concerned and provided clear advice. I can appreciate that the circumstances of this case are difficult for all concerned. The Embassy of Ireland has engaged with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am pleased to confirm that, following Government approval on 7 September 2022, Ireland will open a resident Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan this year. The decision to open a mission in Pakistan is part of the Government’s Global Ireland strategy, which seeks a doubling of Ireland’s global footprint and influence, including through an expanded and strengthened diplomatic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland was among the first countries to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and this remains a central focus of my continuing engagement, in addition to calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, and a massive scale up in humanitarian assistance, through full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access. I will continue to use all the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: In December 2022, the military authorities advised that their induction training capacity for 2023 would be 880. 415 personnel were inducted in 2023 comprised of 350 enlisted personnel, 63 cadets and 2 officers. There continues to be a strong pipeline of interest in joining the Defence Forces with some 9,479 applications received in 2023. At a recruitment briefing in December 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (31 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Gaza. 100% of people in Gaza are estimated to be acutely food insecure, while a quarter of its population faces catastrophic hunger and starvation. I have no doubt that the shocking situation on the ground also adversely affects the welfare of animals. I have consistently underlined that we urgently need a massive and sustained...