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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Press relations in the Department of Foreign Affairs generally are handled by 6 staff, as set out in the table below. I do not have a separate Ministerial press office. Grade / Position Number Remuneration Press Adviser (Non-established) 1 Principal Officer Standard Scale €80,408–€99,457 First Secretary 1 First Secretary Standard Scale €61,755–€77,003 Third Secretary 2 Third...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Ireland was not represented at the funeral of General Pinochet.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to say that there are already effective measures in place to deal with such situations. The Passport Office in Molesworth Street, Dublin and at South Mall in Cork provide an Emergency Service whereby members of the public, who upon arrival at the airport have mislaid their passports, whose passports have been lost or stolen or who find at the last minute that they are out of...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Government has made the issue of collusion a constant theme of our discussions with the British Government. It is consistently raised by both the Taoiseach and myself, and in meetings at official level. As recently as last evening, the Taoiseach discussed the issue with Prime Minister Blair at their meeting in London. It has also been raised in all recent meetings which I have had with...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The video the Deputy refers to was filmed by a member of a group of Irish citizens who travelled on a fact-finding visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in October 2006. The group was in contact with officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Representative Office in Ramallah and the Embassy in Tel Aviv during and after the visit. They have maintained contact with the...

Written Answers — Chomhfhreagras Roinne: Chomhfhreagras Roinne (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Braitheann an fhad a thógann sé chun freagra a thabhairt ar litir atá faighte agam ar (i) ábhar na litreach agus (ii) an méid oibre atá i gceist chun gach eolas a bhaineann leis an ábhar a fháil. Is í mo bharúil gur cuma cé acu Gaeilge nó Béarla ina n-eisítear an freagra. Deinim iarracht i gcónaí freagra a thabhairt ar chuile litir chomh tapaidh agus is féidir. Tá mé cinnte...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Embassy in Madrid and the Consular Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs has been monitoring developments in the case of the person mentioned by the Deputy since August, 2004. The Embassy has provided consular assistance and support to him since becoming aware of his case. Subsequent to the decision of the Tribunal Constitutional court in Spain (equivalent to our Supreme Court)...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Government has consistently been a strong supporter of the right to self-determination of the people of the territory of Western Sahara. Ireland played a prominent role in seeking a solution to the Western Sahara dispute during its term on the UN Security Council. The Government has remained closely engaged on the issue, at the United Nations and in discussions at EU level. Ireland played...

Written Answers — Irish Citizens Abroad: Irish Citizens Abroad (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I am very satisfied with the assurances given to us by the Bosnian authorities, including those in Medjugorje and the surrounding districts, that everything possible was done to locate the body of the person mentioned by the Deputy. A number of large scale searches were undertaken since the deceased person went missing while on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje in early September. The last such...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Within Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) of my Department, there are no projects of sufficient size underway at present to require the engagement of personnel with formal project management qualifications. As regards Vote 29 (International Cooperation), there is a substantial number of bilateral aid programmes in operation under the aegis of Irish Aid. To help with the implementation of these...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (1 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Department of Foreign Affairs has no involvement in any such project in the last National Development Plan.

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (1 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: A total of 1,337 parliamentary questions were replied to by my Department in 2006. As no record is kept of the time taken by Departmental officials in formulating draft replies, it is not possible to indicate the total cost involved in replying to these questions.

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (1 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that no Statutory Instruments were made by me in 2006 and, as a consequence, the issue of compliance with the publication requirements of Section 3 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1947, did not arise.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: They are not listening.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy should be serious about it.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: He is still getting the GMS.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: As I have made clear on many occasions, the decision to search a particular aircraft, if and when warranted in accordance with law, would be a matter for An Garda Síochána. The Government's clear objective throughout has been to ensure that our territory is not used for extraordinary rendition purposes. As a result of swift and decisive action on the part of the Government, we received...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Passport Office may issue an additional passport to a citizen where business, frequent travel or particular visa requirements make it necessary to hold a second travel document. In general, such second passports would have a restricted validity. In addition, diplomatic passport holders, such as members of the diplomatic service, would have their own standard passports for private travel....

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The total cost incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in respect of official commercial flights in 2006 relating to the discharge of official business amounted to €3,681,818. This covers, inter alia, the travel of staff of the 12 divisions of the Department at HQ, including Irish Aid, a significant part of whose work is servicing meetings and conferences overseas, as well as the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Feb 2007)

Dermot Ahern: As set out in previous PQ replies, most recently on 23 November 2006, I am aware of allegations regarding the harvesting of live organs from Falun Gong practitioners, including as set out in a recent report by two Canadian human rights experts, Mr. David Matas and Mr. David Kilgour, on behalf of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of the Falun Gong in China (CIPFG). I view these...