Results 221-240 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen

European Council Meetings: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: I do not want to spoil Question Time by asking questions about Iran which are relevant to this discussion. I will defer them. Does the Minister believe the effectiveness of the European Union in dealing with the Israeli-Palestine problem has been diluted as a result of enlargement and the attitudes of some of the accession countries? Poland has a very pro-USA attitude to this problem. How...

European Council Meetings: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Will the referendum be held this year?

US Military Intervention. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had discussions with his counterparts in the European Union regarding recent statements from the highest levels in the US Administration that military action may be taken against Iran to halt the possible development of nuclear capabilities; the approach he is taking to this situation; and if he will make a statement on the...

US Military Intervention. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: A parliamentary delegation was in Palestine and Israel last week and the assessment over there is that the perceived threat from Iran and its nuclear programme is having a destabilising effect on its fledgling peace process. There is a belief that within 12 months the enrichment and reprocessing programme will be irreversible and that Iran will have a nuclear weapon manufacturing capability....

US Military Intervention. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Given that US political judgment in regard to that region is not great can the Minister be sure that there is not a conflicting two-handed approach here, one by Europe and one by the US? Will he take the earliest possible opportunity to bring this country's views on this issue to the attention of the new secretary of State as quickly as possible when they meet?

Overseas Development Aid. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: The Minister of State should cool down a little.

Middle East Peace Process. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has met or spoken with the new president of the Palestinian Authority; the steps the Government will take to assist in the development of improved relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2909/05]

Middle East Peace Process. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: When the Minister makes contact with President Abbas and the Israeli authorities, will he impress upon them that the new peace process should not be derailed by the first atrocity that occurs? Lessons from the Irish peace process should be learned. The Omagh atrocity did not derail our peace process. Will he impress upon the Israeli authorities that President Abbas now needs credibility among...

Overseas Missions. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: What about Willie O'Dea?

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: No amount of slippery talk or polished words will mask the fact that the Minister of State upset the NGOs when he implied that they could not effectively spend the money they were getting so that they would therefore get only what they could prove they could spend. That was the message that came from the Minister of State.

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: I read it and listened to it.

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Having welcomed the appointment of Chris Flood, has the Minister considered the situation whereby the EU sends observers to elections to ensure they are democratically run, and will he therefore consult his EU partners on the possibility of sending observers to ensure that moneys raised by the generosity not only of the Irish people but of people throughout the European Union are targeted...

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to the tsunami-affected countries in south-east Asia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/05]

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: They have changed their tune in the past three weeks.

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: They have changed their attitude since Christmas if that is the case.

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Is the Minister telling me that the NGOs are accepting the Government's failure to reach this target because if he is, there has been a major shift in attitude on the part of the NGOs since early December? Will the Minister clarify that? Is he now saying that the Government's reneging on its promise made at the United Nations is acceptable to them? Have they changed their attitude since...

EU Constitution. (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: When will the legislation relating to the referendum be introduced? Does the Minister expect that the referendum will be held in the autumn? Is he concerned about the recent Eurobarometer findings that 45% of Irish people have not even heard of the European constitution? As regards our awareness of the constitution, we are, in football parlance, in the relegation zone, coming 22nd out of 25...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representations: Diplomatic Representations (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has had recent contact with the military regime in Burma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2617/05]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representations: Diplomatic Representations (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made to secure the release of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2646/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Feb 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if he will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if the Health Service Executive southern area will provide him with a bed. [2929/05]