Written Answers Nos. 740-750
740. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a baby (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19989/22]
View answerWith regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service regrets the delay in processing this application. The Passport Service has contacted the applicant's parent directly to provide an update as to the steps they must take to progress their passport application.
741. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding that is allocated by his Department, either directly or through the distribution of European Union funding to groups based in Northern Ireland by the amount received by each group in each of the past three years in tabular form. [19990/22]
View answerDetails of funding allocated to groups based in Northern Ireland either directly or through the distribution of European Union funding for the years 2019 to date in 2021 are set out in the table below.
743. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or part-time further and higher education courses; if so, the number of interns his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit accept annually; if any or all of these interns receive remuneration of any kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20007/22]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs facilitates a paid internship scheme for University of Limerick students under the University's Cooperative Education programme.
Within the remit of that programme, the Department offers six month contracts running from January to June or July to December to four students each year following a selection process. The students are paid at the first point of the Clerical Officer Standard PPC pay scale.
There are no agencies under the aegis of my Department.
748. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the competition in relation to election monitoring for new election monitors will be held; the number of places that will be available; the person or body that will run the competition; if there will be interviews; the selection process that is used to determine successful candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/22]
View answerI refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 410 of 24 November 2020, No. 425 of 18 May 2021, No. 304 of 26 May 2021, No. 310 of 16 November 2021, No. 77 of 26 January 2022, No. 387 of 8 February 2022, No. 401 of 22 February 2022 and No. 391 of 1 March 2022.
Ireland's current International Election Observation Roster of 197 volunteers, facilitated by my Department, is in effect from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023. Roster members are available to participate at short notice in Election Observation Missions organised by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union (EU).
Recruitment of members for the next Roster will be on the basis of an open and competitive application process, informed by selection criteria for election observers set out by the EU and the OSCE.
Questions Nos. 749 and 750 answered with Question No. 701.
