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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Apr 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. Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications are currently being processed within the normal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland aligns with the Statement by the EU High Representative on the general election in Pakistan on 8 February. We support the EU's call on the relevant authorities in Pakistan to ensure a timely and full investigation of all reported election irregularities and to implement the recommendations of the EU Election Expert Mission report. The Department of Foreign Affairs has raised these...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Advertising (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department uses traditional and online advertising to promote essential services to citizens at home and abroad. This includes campaigns relating to passport and consular services. In recent years, public awareness campaigns in relation to COVID-19 travel restrictions and Brexit have been a significant element of campaigns. The Department also uses traditional and online advertising to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Travel Documents (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: It is disappointing to hear that the citizen in question has experienced difficulties when traveling through UK airports. The citizen's passport is valid and well within date, therefore there is nothing precluding the holder from travelling on this passport. My department does not have any role in UK border security and specifically does not have any input or access to security related...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passports are issued in accordance with the Passports Act 2008, as amended (“the 2008 Act“). Under the 2008 Act, a passport cannot be issued to a person unless the Minister is satisfied as to the identity of the person and that the person is an Irish citizen. The entitlement of a person to citizenship is governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Service takes its responsibility to protect the integrity of the Irish passport very seriously. The Irish passport has a strong international reputation due to the strength of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 47 together. I announced on 27 March that Ireland will intervene in the case initiated by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. We intend to make our intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court. This Article allows states that are parties to a convention (in this case, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition or explosives; that it does not engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of simple online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Service strongly encourages Irish citizens to use the Passport Online service as the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to apply for a passport. The Passport Online service...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 and 37 together. I announced on 27 March that Ireland will intervene in the case initiated by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. We intend to make our intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court. This Article allows states that are parties to a convention (in this case, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 44 together. The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. There are currently over 160,000 passport applications in the system. 91,000, or 57% of these applications, are with the Passport Service...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports this year to date. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Service is well-resourced to meet forecasted demand for 2024. My Department has implemented a staffing plan to ensure that excellent customer service is maintained throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 300,000 passports to date this year. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days and over 90% of applicants now apply online. It is not mandatory to have a Personal Publi Service (PPS) Number in order to apply for a passport. Applicants can leave this section blank when applying through Passport Online or through Post...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Apr 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 between 6...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's Consulate General in Los Angeles covers the region of Southern California, as well as the U.S. states of Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada. The Consulate General in Los Angeles routinely engages with key stakeholders across all states within its remit, including the local Irish community and state political representatives, and maintains contact with local authorities in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (9 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs places a lot of value and importance on our ownership of Villa Spada. I am proud that such an historic building is home to our Embassy to Italy and of course our Embassy to the Holy See before then. Villa Spada provides an excellent venue for the range of promotional events that the Ambassador of Ireland to Italy hosts to showcase the strong cultural and...